Seth Insua is an Anglo-Spanish writer & artist. After graduating from the University of Oxford with a First in English Language and Literature, he spent some time working at creative agencies in London, before moving north to become a freelance creative. He has been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and The London Magazine's Short Story Competition and was a semi-finalist in the BlueCat Screenplay Competition.

Seth will be telling the audience about his debut novel, Human, Animal which has been chosen as a BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick for 2025. The novel tells the story of dairy farmer George Calvert who is fighting to keep the family business afloat. Worried about the future but resistant to change, he refuses to face the reality of his failing farm, his elderly mother's declining health and his troubled relationship with his youngest son, Tom. Newly returned from university, Tom isolates himself in his childhood bedroom, guarding the truth of his burgeoning identity.

A deeply moving debut about one family's struggle to find connection in a rapidly changing world.