The Heart of the World

Amie Kaufman is a New York Times, USA Today and internationally bestselling author of science fiction and fantasy. Her multi-award winning work has been translated into nearly 30 languages, and has been described as 'a game-changer' (Shelf Awareness), 'stylistically mesmerising' (Publishers Weekly) and 'out-of-this-world awesome' (Kirkus). Several of her series are currently in development for film and TV.

Steve West is a multi-award winning voice actor, having received nine AudioFile Earphones Awards for outstanding narration. Steve has also performed on the West End stage in ABBA's musical phenomenon Mamma Mia! and opposite the likes of Chucky the killer doll and Don Draper in TV's Mad Men.

Nikki Patel is a British actress and voice artist. Having started her acting career as a teenager, her character driven performances now expand across a wide range of voice work too. Most recently Nikki has lent her voice to numerous audiobooks, video games and more. Her screen credits include Call The Midwife (BBC), Matilda (Netflix) and Little English (Resource Productions). Her stage work includes Kenneth Branagh’s Romeo & Juliet in the West End, Future Conditional at the Old Vic and Sunshine on Leith at West Yorkshire Playhouse.

Homer Todiwala is an actor and writer, known for Mop, Bucket and Cape (2015), Zombie Spring Breakers (2016) and Penguin (2011). Homer has also narrated over 20 audiobooks.

Mela Lee is an actress and voiceover artist based in the US. She is best known for voicing characters such as Tiki in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, Kikimora in The Owl House and Malascula in The Seven Deadly Sins.