Clive Bloom is a reader in English and American Studies at Middlesex University. He is the author and editor of many books on popular literature and culture, recipient of literary awards from the Horror Writers Association and the International Horror Guild, and a nominee for the British Library Association.

Gary Day is a principal lecturer and subject leader of English at De Montfort University. He is the author of Re-reading Leavis- 'Culture' and Literary Criticism and of a forthcoming book, Class. He is also the editor of a number of books on literature and culture.