Les Barker obituary

Other lives: Comic poet much admired on the international folk scene for his humorous and often poignant lyrics

Alastair Brotchie obituary

Other lives: Author and publisher who brought avant-garde European literature to the UK market in readable translations

Karen Clarke obituary

Other lives: Writer and special needs teacher who made a difference to the lives of marginalised young people

Henry McDonald obituary

Northern Irish journalist and author whose lively writing explored the Troubles with empathy and fascination

Iradj Bagherzade obituary

The publisher behind IB Tauris, adding a Middle Eastern perspective to western conceptions of the arts, culture and politics

John Eldridge obituary

Sociologist and writer who studied the disparities in media coverage of industrial conflicts

Anne Harvey obituary

Other lives: Writer and teacher who produced literary anthologies for various publishers

Georgina Hammick obituary

Poet and writer whose protagonists are often women comically uncomfortable inside outdated traditions of femininity

Christopher Ligota obituary

Other lives: Academic and librarian at the Warburg Institute, University of London, who made a substantial contribution to the field of historiography

Richard Kell obituary

Other lives: Poet, teacher and composer who became part of the vibrant poetry scene in Newcastle and the north-east

Chris Peachment obituary

Other lives: Journalist and arts critic who started out in the RAF and also had a spell working backstage in the theatre

David Sutherland obituary

Cartoonist for the Beano whose artwork encapsulated the mayhem of the Bash Street Kids for more than 60 years

Gerald Moore obituary

Other lives: Expert on African literature who spent much of his time as a lecturer in Nigeria and Uganda