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PARTNERS OF ABU

Special Edition Sponsors

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Alisha Fable Designs

Book Cover Design

Shannon is a book cover designer with nearly a decade of industry experience and the
creator of Alisha Fable Designs. She crafts distinctive, genre driven covers with bold
typography, and has a passion for romance and fantasy specifically. Shannon believes a
great cover is both an invitation and a promise, and works closely with authors to ensure
their vision shines through.

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Softwood Books

Publisher

Softwood Books (est. 2017) is a multi award-winning independent publisher dedicated to making publishing work for authors. Based in Suffolk and supporting writers worldwide, Softwood Books offers bespoke publishing services spanning editing, design, physical book distribution, printing, and marketing. With a strong focus on accessibility and creating greater diversity and inclusion within publishing, the team is passionate about helping distinctive voices reach readers while ensuring authors retain full ownership of their manuscripts and royalties throughout the publishing journey.

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Wolf Books UK

Bookish gifts

We are a literary shop selling goodies from blind dates with a book and bookish totes, to bookmarks, badges and custom annotation tabs. We have created custom tabs for publishers like Penguin, to put in PR boxes, and our biggest order so far has been for the wonderful author, J.K. Ross. We also do custom sublimation printing on bags, coasters, t-shirts and more!

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Hardback Sponsors

Founder & CEO

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Rolph Carpentry

Suffolk Carpenter

A local carpenter with nearly a decade of experience building houses from floors to roofs and everything in between. Mark has been described as 'reliable', 'friendly', 'dedicated', and 'talented'. Click below to contact for a quote.

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Tech Lead

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Office Manager

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New Chapters

Bookish Apparel

New Chapters are our official merchandise partner. Bryony runs New Chapters, which sells super cute and cosy bookish merch. This includes t-shirts, sweatshirts, tote bags, embroidered sleeves and more! Their products are all embroidered at home by her and she can’t wait for you to be able to shop them in person too!

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Paperback Sponsors

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Swoonstack

Romance books website

Hello, we’re Swoonstack!

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A book discovery and reading tracker platform, made exclusively for romance readers, by romance readers. Swoonstack helps readers discover, organise and track books in a way that feels personal, intentional, safe and exciting.

 

Authors can use Swoonstack to help reach their target readers, keep book details accurate and use personalised tags and filters for tropes and triggers. 

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G. E. Smith

Author

Hi! I’m G. E. Smith and I love writing fantasy novels with dark twists, and exploring themes of identity, betrayal and overcoming anxiety.

Whether you’re looking to escape into a world with epic detail, feel immersed in real-action sword play, or simply want to relate to your inner demons, my books are here for you!

When I’m not writing about tales upon the sea, you’ll find me curled up watching horror shows, surrounded by chocolate wrappers, or day dreaming about my next epic fantasy tale.

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Emily Hunter Audiobooks

Audiobook Narrator

Emily Hunter Audiobooks is a UK-based audiobook narration service specialising in emotionally driven romance, contemporary fiction and character-led storytelling. Emily works with independent authors and publishers to bring stories to life through engaging and immersive audio performances.

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Helen Kelly

Author

Helen is a mother of two grown-up daughters living in North Yorkshire. Helen started writing in 2022, Her first book was A Special Place that was inspired by her special place & from there the village of Greengrove was born.
Helen also writes under the pen name of Sophia Grange. These book are her spicier books.

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Midgard Crafting

Bookish Business

Midgard Crafting is a UK-based small business creating unique bookish gifts for readers and collectors. From blind books and themed décor to 3D-printed dragons, book nooks, and literary-inspired accessories, we bring favourite stories to life through handcrafted products. You’ll find us online and at book events across the UK, sharing our love of books one creation at a time.

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Red Hound Bindery

Book Binder

Red Hound Bindery came to life in late 2024 and offers a wide and colourful range of hand bound books and stationery. Hanna was traditionally trained in the craft of bookbinding in Germany and worked a decade in the book and printing industry, becoming legally recognised as a Master Bookbinder along the way. Moving to the UK proved to be the perfect opportunity to open her own business Red Hound Bindery. The goal was to return to the traditional roots of creating each piece individually by hand, giving the creative process more time and care. With sustainabiliy in mind, almost all materials used are biodegradable.
Hanna's other interests like history, medieval illumination, local plants and antiques often coincide with researching for new book designs and offer insight and inspirations.

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