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Carole Bromley is a York-based poet who writes for both adults and children.  Arvon tutor and mentor for the Poetry Society, anthology editor and poetry judge, Carole also co-runs a series of monthly poetry readings at York Explore. Carole has won a number of prizes including the Bridport and the Hamish Canham Award. She has…

Kavita is a poet, novelist and essayist. Kavita is the author of two books of poetry, Patina and Raincheck Renewed, and a novel Manual For A Decent Life, which won the Brighthorse Prize. Reviewers have said of her recent writing: “witty and wry, with a steely heart” and “brilliant, beguiling prose”. Her work has appeared in anthologies and literary…

Keith Jarrett is a writer, performer and educator based in London. UK and International Poetry Slam Winner, his play, Safest Spot in Town, was aired on BBC Four. Having recently completed his PhD at Birkbeck University, Keith is finishing his first novel.

Amanda Holiday is an artist and poet, founder of Black Sunflowers – a small poetry press focussed on publishing the work of women and black poets. She is also a doctoral student in Poetry Race and Art at the University of Brighton.

Shazea Quraishi is a Pakistani-born poet, translator and facilitator of poetry and translation workshops. Her collection The Art of Scratching was published by Bloodaxe in 2015, and she is currently adapting her chapbook, The Courtesans Reply (flipped eye, 2012) into a stage play. Shazea is a trustee on the Board of English PEN, has worked with its outreach programme…

Alwyn Marriage is a poet, novelist and Managing Editor at Oversteps Books. She has published ten books, including non-fiction, poetry and a novel; she has recently completed a second novel and is putting together two new poetry collections. She has taken over as Managing Editor of Oversteps Books in 2008 and has since published around 100 poetry collections…

Roy McFarlane is a Poet, Playwright and former Youth & Community Worker born in Birmingham of Jamaican parentage spending most of his years living in Wolverhampton and the Black Country, now residing in Brighton.   Canal Laureate for Britain and Birmingham & Midlands Institute Poet in Residence as well as being the former Birmingham Poet Laureate. From…