Oz Hardwick

Oz Hardwick

Oz Hardwick has always heard voices. His grandfather’s spirited recitations of Burns and the Lake Poets provided his introduction to poetry, but a darker chorus also informed his linguistic growth. He has clear childhood memories of cowering under his bed covers, eyes screwed tight, as disembodied voices spoke to him. As time went on, heRead more about Oz Hardwick[…]

Rita Jerram

Rita Jerram

Some years ago, Rita Jerram read her grandmother Edith’s journals and began to imagine herself following in Edith’s footsteps. Rita is herself now a mother and grandmother, and no stranger to an adventurous lifestyle, having lived in Fiji and Australia. Rita was born in Derbyshire where her family was subject to the vicissitudes of prewar life:Read more about Rita Jerram[…]

Tony Lucas

Tony Lucas

Although he wrote his first rhymed verse in a classroom, at the age of seven, it was only in his 30s that Tony Lucas started to focus on poetry as his main creative work, and began to be published in magazines.   Since then his poems have appeared regularly in publications such as Ambit, South Bank Poetry and DreamRead more about Tony Lucas[…]

Andy Humphrey

Andy Humphrey

Andy was born in Birkenhead, Merseyside (the home of Tranmere Rovers FC!) and grew up on the Wirral. He moved to York with his wife  in 2006 where they share a home with several goldfish. He is presently juggling a number of different careers, combining freelance writing with part-time work as an administrator for aRead more about Andy Humphrey[…]

Amina Alyal

Amina Alyal

Amina Alyal has not always lived in this century.  She finds it much the same as the last one she was in, however, only with better technology and more fantasy films. Contrary to popular belief she doesn’t think metaculturism was a mistake, and is herself a metaculturist, a multicolourist, and a metafictionalist.  One of herRead more about Amina Alyal[…]

Shaunna Harper

Shaunna Harper

It took Shaunna Harper some years to fully realise her flair for writing. Starting out aged twelve with goofy stories of rock and roll bands’ drug-and-sex-fulled adventures on the road, she eventually started taking her writing more seriously and found her own poetic voice, publishing two poems and a short story when she was twenty-one.Read more about Shaunna Harper[…]

Paul Lingaard

Paul Lingaard

Paul Lingaard (the pen name of Paul Worsley) is a founder member of Fareham Writers, Hampshire. His work has been published in several anthologies. He has also worked as a woodcarver, teacher, and sculptor, exhibiting in Winchester and the South of England. Other interests include the building of an oil fired top-lift Raku kiln whichRead more about Paul Lingaard[…]