The Suitcase of Secrets is Julie Fearn’s first novel. Julie was born to Polish and Irish immigrant parents in West Yorkshire and jokes she is ‘Poirish’. Her novel is loosely based on her father’s experiences after WW2 and tells the story of how he rebuilt his life. The experience of so many displaced people afterRead more about Julie Fearn[…]
Birmingham born writer of horror, science fiction and fantasy, Gareth Wood has written twelve novels, along with numerous short stories. Predominantly working in folk horror/adult fantasy at present and keen to provide working class voices within genre fiction, Gareth’s most recent novel, ‘At Night, White Bracken’ has garnered considerable pre-release praise, including the acclaim ofRead more about Gareth Wood[…]
Eleanor May Blackburn is a writer/actor/theatre-maker from Sheffield. She writes about mental health, disability, misogyny and sex politics mostly. You can find her guzzling tea at the Crucible or wearing white eyeliner at a local open mic. 100ish: Eleanor is a neurodivergent, working class, disabled, queer actor/writer/theatre-maker/poet from Sheffield. She had her first Chapbook GhostRead more about Eleanor May Blackburn[…]
National Centre for Early Music York Fri 29 November 7pm for 7.30 £8/£5 conc, carers free, service dogs welcome! https://ncem.co.uk/events/poetry-for-all/ Poetry For All is an annual event designed to provide disabled poets and audiences a live poetry event with as many barriers removed as possible: – Level floor throughout – Excellent acoustics for blind/VI folksRead more about Stairwell Books supporting Poetry for All 2024 at the NCEM on 29 Nov at 7.30[…]
S C Paterson (Sue Paterson) has a background in social work. Her first degree was in philosophy and those knotty questions of free will and consciousness are present in her writing. Her story The Happy Day Restaurant was shortlisted for the Bridport Flash Fiction Prize of 2016. Sue’s interests include playing the board game Go,Read more about S.C. Paterson[…]
David Hill is a Scottish author, currently based in England, whose work combines fiction and art history. He is a graduate of Edinburgh University’s Creative Writing Programme (MA Distinction). Whilst studying for an MA in Art History from Birkbeck College, University of London, for which he received a Distinction, he became fascinated with reclaiming exploitedRead more about David Hill[…]
British and American author L.A. Robbins published what is being praised as an arresting and innovative short story collection in 2022: Unspooling the Light. First placed in UK, US and European journals, these stories reflect insights from memorable experiences in Scotland, England and abroad. A recent story made the long list for the Fish PublishingRead more about L. A. Robbins[…]
Jo Somerset is based in Manchester. She completed a MA in Creative Writing in May 2020 at the University of Salford, where she received the Leanne Bridgewater Award for Innovation and Experiment. Like Isla, Jo grew up in Birmingham with an unspoken Celtic heritage. A love of the Hebrides and her experience with a blendedRead more about Jo Somerset[…]
Neurodivergent, prize-winning haiku poet who has enjoyed competition success in Japan, the USA, Poland, and Canada, including the prestigious ‘Mainichi International Haiku Competition’, organised by one of Japan’s biggest newspapers. Published in many journals dedicated to the haiku form, as well as featuring on the poetry superhighway website and appearing on public display in WashingtonRead more about Jonathan Aylett[…]
Sarah Wimbush is a Doncaster poet who lived in Leeds for 22 years. Her first collection, Shelling Peas with My Grandmother in the Gorgiolands, was published with Bloodaxe in 2022. She is the author of two prize-winning pamphlets: The Last Dinosaur in Doncaster (Smith|Doorstop, 2021) and Bloodlines (Seren, 2020). She has also placed in severalRead more about Sarah Wimbush[…]
