who

Heidi Colthup, Fiction Editor

Heidi lives in Kent and has been; a published poet, a columnist for a national magazine, a university lecturer, a short film maker, an artist who has exhibited with Tracey Emin, a goat keeper, a chicken keeper, a tractor driver, a farmer's wife, a Primary school teacher, a mother, and a dreamer. She has a grand masterplan which involves reading books in bed while eating cake but until that comes to fruition she divides her time between writing and teaching. Blog.

Steve Nash, Poetry Editor

Steve Nash is a writer and musician from Yorkshire who should be doing research for his PhD at York St. John University, where he also teaches poetry.  His poetry and prose has appeared in magazines and journals in several countries, examples of which can be found at his popular blog starlight to casual moths. Blog.  

James D Quinton, Managing Editor

James has had poetry and fiction published around the world since 2001. His debut novel Touch and collected poems Street Psalms, published by Xplosive Books, are out now and available from all good bookshops.

Liz Roberts, Managing Editor

Liz was born into a musical family. Her father was a session musician and her mother played in numerous folk bands during the 1970s/80s. Brought up in Holland she became enamored with literature from a young age. After completing her MA in English Literature she had a book of criticism on Dutch authors published in 2005. She is currently writing her debut novel.

J.S.Watts, Poetry Reviews Editor

J.S.Watts lives and writes in the flatlands of East Anglia. Her poetry, short stories and book reviews have appeared in a variety of publications in Britain, Canada and the States including Acumen, Ascent Aspirations, Brittle Star, Envoi, The Journal, Orbis, Tandem, Twisted Tongue and The Ugly Tree. Her story Jenny won third prize in the 2009 Wells Literary Festival International Short Story Competition and was broadcast on BBC Radio Somerset in January 2010. You can find her on Facebook.

Past editors:

Gary Travis (1-18), Heidi James (13-15), Adrian Manning (Poetry Editor, 21) and Steven Harris (Fiction/Reviews Editor, 21, 22).