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Sophie Titcomb
Sophie is the director and lead writer at Yarn, a copywriting agency in Nottingham. Having spent the last decade writing for briefs and brands, she’s now tentatively returning to creative writing, specialising in flash fiction, short stories, and lyrical essays. You can see more of her words at… Read More
Rebecca Wayman
Rebecca was born and raised in Sunderland, and currently resides in Leeds. She works in communications with a background in journalism and copywriting. She bagged herself a Creative and Critical Writing MA from the University of Leeds in 2021, and has been trying to put it to good use ever since. Read More
Sophie Diver
Sophie Diver is a writer and poet from Nottingham, UK. Her work explores society through the mundane and every day. She is a member of Nottingham performance poetry group, Gobs Collective and a BBC New Creative. Sophie is currently writing her first poetry collection. Read More
Briony Bunker
Briony Bunker is a writer from the Midlands, now living in London. Her work has appeared in an anthology by Grind and Bearing. She is currently trying to find time to write whilst keeping a tiny human alive. Read More
Bonnie Radcliffe
Bonnie Radcliffe is a writer based in the southeast. She is a keen wild swimmer and has previously written features for The Outdoor Swimming Society. She has recently completed The Mawddach Residency for emerging artists and writers. Her work explores storytelling and the sea, women and water, nature, daughterhood and… Read More
Alyssa Walker
Alyssa (she/her) is a queer poet and healthcare professional living in the West Midlands with her two biggest fans; her nesting-partner Joel, and their kitty Jiji. Her work has appeared in OYD, Dawntreader, Free the Verse, Scran and Gastropoda, with her debut performance taking place at the 2022 Wolverhampton Literature… Read More
Naia Lucy Briscall
Naia Lucy Briscall is a 23-year-old, London-based artist and poet. She has been writing privately for eight years and has recently begun sharing these words in conjunction with her visual art on social media. She can be found on TikTok: @can_i_come_out_yet. She is in development stages of an art-poetry show… Read More
Annie Warren
Annie is a writer, editor, translator and stand-up comic living in Nottingham. Her short story Phosphenes won the UCL Publishers’ Prize and her short story Champagne was shortlisted for the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award. Her hobbies include breakfast, lunch and dinner and her website is… Read More
Katie Bennett-Davies
Katie Bennett-Davies is a disabled writer living in Cardiff. She has been published in several national magazines and websites, including Huffington Post, ITV, and Your Cat. Her blog about living with chronic illness was nominated for a Cosmopolitan Blog Award. She enjoys talking to her cat and drinking too much… Read More
Suzanna Fitzpatrick
Suzanna has been widely published in magazines and anthologies, and aired on BBC Radio 4. She was shortlisted for the 2022 Yeovil Literary Prize and the 2019 Bridport Prize, longlisted for the 2018 National Poetry Competition, won second prize in the 2016 Café Writers and 2010 Buxton Competitions, and won… Read More
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