Maria TaylorMaria is a British Cypriot poet, critic and reviewer who has been published in such titles as The Rialto, Magma and The TLS. Her debut collection, Melanchrini, was shortlisted for the Michael Murphy Memorial Prize. Her most recent collection, Dressing for the Afterlife, was also published by Nine Arches Press. Her poetry has been highly commended in the Forward Prizes. Maria, who lives in Leicestershire, works at De Montfort University as a part-time Creative Writing Tutor and teaches at local workshops.Tim RelfTim’s debut collection will be published by Salt in 2026. He been published in journals such as Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal, Poetry London, The London Magazine, Poetry Wales, The Dark Horse, The Rialto, Stand and The Spectator. His most recent novel, published by Penguin, was translated into more than 20 languages. He lives near Market Harborough, is a former poet-in-residence at Leicester Botanic Garden, and writes about poetry for The Guardian, Poetry News and The Bookseller.Di SlaneyDi’s two collections Reward for Winter and Herd Queen were both published by Valley Press. Her latest pamphlet, January conversations, with dogs, came out earlier this year (also from Valley Press). She was the winner of The Plough Poetry Prize 2022, and her poems have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. She has been published in such titles as Poetry Wales, Popshot, Magma, The Rialto and The Interpreter's House. Di is the publisher and an editor at Candlestick Press, which has sold more than one million pamphlets.Jonathan TaylorJonathan is a novelist, memoirist, short-story writer, poet, critic and lecturer. His novels, Melissa and Entertaining Strangers, were both published by Salt and his acclaimed memoir Take Me Home: Parkinson’s, My Father, Myself was published by Granta. His poetry collections are Musicolepsy and Cassandra Complex, both published by Shoestring Press. Jonathan is Associate Professor in Creative Writing at the University of Leicester, where he directs the MA in Creative Writing. He is co-founder and editor of the popular blog, Everybody’s Reviewing.
