Patricia Riley’s love of theatre was instilled in her from an early age. She has vivid memories of discovering the beauty of language by being taken regularly by her father to the then Shakespeare Memorial Theatre from the age of eight. Both her parents were keen on classical music. Pat was also brought up on theRead more about Patricia Riley[…]
Rose Drew is a poet and anthropologist, at home in a lab, a classroom, or a stage. Rose is a public speaker, editor and book publisher, events manager, and has co-hosted the York Spoken Word Poetry & Prose open mic since January 2006. Rose and her partner Alan are founding members of York Literature FestivalRead more about Rose Drew[…]
Alan Gillott is a poet, writer, composer, and singer who performs in the UK and USA and is well known throughout the North East. His most recent book is Beyond the Window (Fighting Cock Press); he has a following as a music and art critic and is known for his lyrical style based on internalRead more about Alan Gillott[…]
Gary Allen was born in Ballymena, Co. Antrim. After studying engineering he left college, travelled and worked throughout mainland Europe doing various jobs – grape picking and scrap metal sorting in France, cleaning and factory work in Holland, Belgium, and Germany, before settling in Holland for several years, and returning home where he started toRead more about Gary Allen[…]
If Hannah Stone were an actual stone she’d be a chunk of quartz; multifaceted, unpredictably coloured and sparkling. Sometimes earthy, sometimes glittering, her poetry reflects and refracts the light, and contains unexpected dark corners. Hannah forages. She collects words other people discard for being too esoteric, or have forgotten about. She collects mundane experiences likeRead more about Hannah Stone[…]
Harry Gallagher grew up amid the heavy industries of Middlesbrough and now lives in a small coastal village near Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. He has written poetry all of his life, alongside working as a singer songwriter and playwright. Throughout the 1980s he worked along with pretty much the last generation of men of his town who hadRead more about Harry Gallagher[…]
Susie grew up in the village of Scholes, Holmfirth, in West Yorkshire. She studied at the University of Sheffield and graduated with a BSc Honours in Chemistry, and a PGCE in Secondary School Science. In 1999 she travelled to the city of Omdurman in the Sudan, where she taught English as a Foreign Language. FromRead more about Susie Williamson[…]
John started writing in the 1980s and had his first book “The Valley of God” published in 1996. Since then he has had 8 further books published which are “Prayers for a new Baby” “Margaret Clitherow Saint of York” “Walsingham Prayers and Reflections”“Walsingham England’s National Shrine of Our Lady” “The Heritage of Catholic York” andRead more about John Rayne-Davis[…]
Neal, a life-long resident of East Hull, has written over twenty stories, some of which have been adapted as screenplays. He writes mainly short stories, and continues to tinker with ‘completed’ novels. Before retiring in 2016, Neal worked in the education sector for twenty-one years. Last year, he joined a writer’s group that meets twiceRead more about Neal Hardin[…]
A primary school teacher for 18 years, Antony taught in a number of different schools, including several in London and one in Canada. He was born in Berkshire in 1971, and now lives in a tiny North Yorkshire village with his wife, Louise.He regularly visits primary schools in the North East to deliver writing workshopsRead more about Antony Wootten[…]
