Charlotte Clarke has over 12 years' experience in publishing as both an editor and a writer. She specialises in business-to-business and public sector work. She was Editorial Director for a travel publisher for four years and most recently worked as a web consultant for various government departments (including DTI, HMRC, HSE, Environment Agency). Editorial, writing, stakeholder management, search engine optimisation and information architecture design and analysis are just a few of the skills she can offer.

Based in Brighton, Charlotte divides her time between her freelance work and her daughter. She is passionate about 19th-century literature, being a mother and Liverpool football club (but not necessarily in that order)!

2pica is run by director Helen Cleary. After a solid training as a non-fiction books editor at Hodder & Stoughton, Helen spent five years working at the BBC on ground-breaking web projects including the History and Lifestyle sites, WW2 People’s War (user-generated), Top Gear, Teletubbies and educational modules for BBC Jam.

In 2005 Helen set up a consultancy. She now works with government departments to transform web communications and improve access to information on all sorts of subjects, from international trade to pensions and inheritance planning.

After reading English at Cambridge Helen completed an MA in creative writing (UEA) and has written a novel, plays, poetry and non-fiction.

Cath Hall has worked in editing, writing, video production and web development since 1995. For three years she managed communications for a major international peacebuilding organisation that works in countries affected by violent conflict.

She has been freelance since 2001, first as a web designer and developer and more recently as an editor and writer for a wide range of international organisations (including the United Nations, Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International, Panos) and NGOs (including Refugee Council, PACE, Calcutta Rescue).

Cath is based in London and combines her freelance work with writing fiction. She's currently working on her second novel.

Clare Williams has worked in publishing for 13 years as an editor and writer across a diverse range of media.

As a writer clients include BBC Online and Guardian Unlimited. As an editor clients include Victoria and Albert Publications, Cambridge University Press, Community Servce Volunteers and Television Trust for the Environment. Clare left her job as Publications Officer for Bristol University in 2002 to start a family and freelance.

She works from home in North Yorkshire. When not at her desk Clare enjoys running around the North York Moors and digging in the garden with two-year old Tom.