Anna (she/her) is a queer, bisexual actor-writer of mixed British and Asian heritage, based in North Yorkshire. As well as poetry, she writes flash fiction, memoir and scripts for stage and screen. Her previous works include Little Irritants (Analog Submission Press); Love, Alberta; Wayside; 100 Friggin’ Poems; It’s Ok to Fall For Camp Boys (self-published).Read more about Anna Rose James[…]
Suzanne Sheran is an American writer and artist whose creations showcase her love of wordplay, mischief and animals. In addition to authoring children’s books, she is a professional dog portraitist (worksofarfportraits.com) who has also been commissioned to paint the occasional pet chicken or goat, but no gnus (yet). Suzanne is a former creative in theRead more about Suzanne Sheran[…]
In a recent review of And Then We Saw the Daughter of the Minotaur (The Black Light Engine Room 2010) Kathleen Jones notes “English poetry is blessed with fantastic poets whose work never makes the headlines. Bob Beagrie is one of them. His work has been translated into ten languages, yet his name is stillRead more about Bob Beagrie[…]
Robin Richards has self-published two award-winning books, and has over 20 articles or stories in publications as diverse as the Journal of Advanced Nursing, Debut and The Dalesman. In July 2019, the first chapter of The Great Billy Butlin Race (titled The Footsloggers), was shortlisted for the inaugural Writers &Artists Working-Class Writers’ Prize, out of 200 +Read more about Robin Richards[…]
Katy Turton is a Russian historian who has worked at the University of York and Queen’s University, Belfast. She now teaches at the University of the Highlands and Islands. She has spent many an hour in the archives and libraries of Moscow and St Petersburg and has published widely on the role of women andRead more about Katy Turton[…]
Lucina White was born in Cumbria but for the past eighteen years she has lived and worked in Greater Manchester. Her love of animals dominates much of her life. She spends a day each week helping abandoned or otherwise homeless dogs, and her journeys around the world have included a week spent in a wolfRead more about Lucina White[…]
I left school as late as they’d let me, intending to be a writer, and prepared by taking on the usual jobs: vat cleaner at a brewery, grave-digger, maintenance man, then a few years as a librarian. Early ‘success’ with a pamphlet from Outposts and some acceptances, gave hope, but it took most of myRead more about Grahaeme Barrasford Young[…]
Richard Harries (not to be confused with the Bishop of Oxford) is a well known spoken word artist with a considerable following on YouTube. He performs mainly in the North of England but concentrates on East Yorkshire, Hull and the surrounding area. One of his first poems, Pirate Izzy, was written for his Granddaughter; and thereafterRead more about Richard Harries[…]
Tanya believes poetry should turn people inside out. She won the Yorkshire Open Poetry Competition in 2008 and the Ryedale Poetry Competition in 2013. Her work has appeared in many anthologies and in literary journals including Orbis, Acumen, The Slab, London Grip, York 800, Other Poetry and Dream Catcher Magazine, where she was Reviews EditorRead more about Tanya Nightingale[…]
