Ilmar Lehtpere is an Estonian poet and translator. Exiles is a selection, with a few added poems, from the original Estonian Kodutud luuletused, which was short-listed in Estonia for the Betti Alver Prize, and has been translated into Irish by Aogán Ó Muirheartaigh and into Macedonian by Julijana Velichkovska. His poetry has previously appeared inRead more about Ilmar Lehtpere[…]
P.S. Lynch is a writer and teacher with over twenty years’ experience in the UK and international education. An expert in conspiracy films and literature, he has published on the subject and lectured across Europe and in the United States. Whether as a teacher or writer, his passion is sharing stories; those that inspire, amuseRead more about P S Lynch[…]
A life’s story should be written by the heart and not the head; actions performed on a whim excite more than those executed to a plan. In between the boring but necessary bits, my life’s story sees me working on a German pig farm, taking the midnight bus across Turkey, falling in love, sitting atopRead more about Richard Cave[…]
After entering the world in the 1960s, when my parents were living in a caravan on a petrol station forecourt in Selby, I now find myself living aboard a very different kind of metal box, which I have called my home on the Rochdale Canal near Hebden Bridge for the past 15 years. I’ve livedRead more about Winston Plowes[…]
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[…]
