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Heather Askwith

Heather Askwith (2017)

Heather Askwith has lived in the North East ever since she moved for university and couldn’t bear to leave. Whilst studying her undergraduate degree in Media Studies at Northumbria, Heather was an active member of the Writers’ Society and had her first short story in print as part of the society anthology.

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Alison Armstrong

Alison Armstrong (2017)

Alison Armstrong grew up in Leeds and Withernsea, a small coastal town in North Humberside. She studied at Leeds University, Lancaster University and University of Cambridge and has lived near Lancaster for 17 years, with her two children, working as a teacher, practicing painter and a cleaner. She has been writing for many years – mainly short stories, which are her passion, but also working on a novel and a play.

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Rachael Allen

Rachael Allen (2017)

Rachael Allen was born in Cornwall and studied English Literature at Goldsmiths College. She is the poetry editor for Granta, co-editor at the poetry press Clinic and of online journal Tender.

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Polly Atkin

Polly Atkin (2014)

Polly Atkin lives in Cumbria. Her debut poetry pamphlet 'bone song' (Aussteiger, 2008) was shortlisted for the Michael Marks Award, 2009. Her second poetry pamphlet 'Shadow Dispatches' (Seren, 2013) won the Mslexia Pamphlet Prize, 2012. Her first full collection, Basic Nest Architecture, was published by Seren in February 2017.

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Nuzhat Ali

Nuzhat Ali (2015)

Nuzhat lives in Bradford where she completed an Education Studies degree with a subject specialism in English Language. Her play When George Came to Bradford was part of the Bradford Literature Festival and has been with recorded for the BBC Radio website.

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Zainab Abbass

Zainab Abbass (2015)

Zainab lives in Sheffield where she is in the process of finishing off her GCSEs. She describes herself as ‘passionate about music, films, books, the universe, pacifism and gender equality’.

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Maureen Almond

Maureen Almond (2003)

Since she began writing poetry in 1992, Maureen Almond has published Hot (1997), Tailor Tacks (1999), Oyster Baby (2002), The Works (2004) and Tongues in Trees (2005). She has a strong interest in classical literature and is currently a research student at the University of Newcastle concentrating on the Roman poet, Horace.

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Luke Allan

Luke Allan (2011)

Luke Allan is a poet and publisher based in Manchester. Luke won a Northern Promise Award in 2011 and currently works as managing editor at poetry press Carcanet.

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Peter Armstrong

Peter Armstrong (2005)

Born Blaydon on Tyne, 1957, Peter studied philosophy & english Sunderland, trained as teacher, psychiatric nurse, and cognitive therapist. His collections include: Risings (Enitharmon), The Red Funnelled Boat, and The Capital of Nowhere (both Picador), Book of Ogham and pamphlet, Madame Noire (Shoestring).

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Karon Alderman

Karon Alderman (2017,2012)

Karon Alderman writes for both children and adults. Karon’s crime short story, The Millionaire’s Wife was published in Northern Crime One (Moth Publishing 2015) and she has recently completed a crime novel, Head Start, part of a planned series set on the Island of Anglesey, where she grew up and where she has close ties.

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