John Challis

John Challis is a poet, researcher and teacher living in the North East. His debut collection of poems The Resurrectionists was published by Bloodaxe Books in 2021. Until recently, he was writer-in-residence at the National Trust’s Seaton Delaval Hall, where he produced Hallsong, a series of poems published as a pamphlet and made into a film. He… Continue reading John Challis

Billy-Ray Belcourt 

Billy-Ray Belcourt is from the Driftpile Cree Nation in northwest Alberta. He lives in Vancouver, where he is an Assistant Professor in the School of Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia. His books are THIS WOUND IS A WORLD, winner of the 2018 Griffin Poetry Prize, NDN COPING MECHANISMS, longlisted for Canada Reads… Continue reading Billy-Ray Belcourt 

Roger Robinson

Roger Robinson is a writer who has performed worldwide.  He is the winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize 2019, RSL Ondaatje Prize 2020 and RSL Fellow.  He was chosen by Decibel as one of 50 writers who have influenced the Black-British writing canon.  His latest collection ‘A Portable Paradise’ was a New Statesman book of… Continue reading Roger Robinson

Kris Johnson

Kris Johnson is from Seattle, Washington. She holds a PhD in creative writing from Newcastle University for a creative and critical thesis that explores the relationship between deep ecology, the nature essay and poetry. In 2019, she was awarded a Developing Your Creative Practice Grant from Arts Council England. Her poetry has appeared in journals… Continue reading Kris Johnson

Don Jenkins

Donald Jenkins is performance poet, writer and spoken word producer. His work has featured in – ‘New Word Order’ anthology- ‘The Writer’s Cafe’ magazine and ‘Riggwelter’ journal and ‘Best New British Poets 2020/21 Anthology’ from Eyewear Publishing. Jenkins won the Great Gateshead Poetry Slam 2018 and has performed at Glastonbury Festival and Royal Albert Hall.… Continue reading Don Jenkins

Kay Greyson

Kay Greyson is a twenty year old Hip Hop artist from the North East of England. Since releasing her debut mixtape ‘Morning After Music’ in 2016, she has performed all across the north including supporting gigs for acts like Akala, KRS One and Pharoahe Monch. She takes strong inspiration from her influences Chance the rapper… Continue reading Kay Greyson

Georgia Bartlett McNeil

Spoken word poet living just outside of Edinburgh. From the hilarious to hard hitting, Bartlett-McNeil enjoys writing most about the small moments of the every day, the dramatic (or otherwise!) highs and lows of her own rollercoaster ride through life. Highlights include a collaboration with whisky magnate Diageo, supporting Shane Koyczan at his Edinburgh show… Continue reading Georgia Bartlett McNeil

Kitty Joyce

Kitty is in her first year studying Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge. She was commended in the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2020 and won the year 12-13 category of the 2021 GDST Laurie Magnus Poetry Prize.

Nadia Lines

Nadia Lines is a 20-year-old poet based in Cambridge. She was a Foyle Young Poet of the Year in 2019, and has won the Orwell Youth Prize and the Tower Poetry Competition. Her debut pamphlet, Stephen the Phlebotomist, is out May 2022 with Nine Pens Press.