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Issue 11 - October 2008 - Contributors
Amber Beilharz, a student of writing, wonders if she is more serious about open mouthed laughing, than anything else. Published in Avant Anthology and 150 microfiction. Amber has also self published the zine: Whale Road, and is currently working on Spiders Are Eating Sleep From the Corner of My Eyes.
Kevin Cadwallender is a much-published poet. He is Scottish Poetry Editor for Red Squirrel Press, co-ordinates Voxbox live readings at The Meadow Bar in Edinburgh (with Anita Govan).
His next book is a New and Selected poems 'Dances with Vowels' (feb 2009)
from Smokestack Books (available to pre-order from Amazon). Lives in Edinburgh.
Aiko Harman is a Los Angeles native, currently shunning sunny weather to pursue an MSc in Creative Writing at Edinburgh University. Prior to this, she lived in Japan, reacquainting herself with her Japanese roots and also teaching English to Japanese high school students. Her poetry has been published in Miyagi's International Language Magazine, The Drum, and she is a recent recipient of the William Hunter Sharpe Memorial Scholarship for Creative Writing.
Sean Hewitt has recently turned 18 and is currently enjoying being a fully-fledged adult! He's always trying to improve his writing, but with the work of 5 A-levels he struggles to find the time. He has recently applied to university and hopes to study English since he's always wanted to become a writer. Apart from work, he enjoys going out with his friends and saying goodbye to his inhibitions, because that's what life's all about :)
Doran Khamis is 19 and has a large amount of family living in Palestine. Conflict in the Arab world affects his life, and hence his poetry, greatly. His work has previously been featured in Autumn Sky Poetry, and he is aiming to get more of his poetry in to the public eye. www.myspace.com/dorankhamis.
Aileen Lobban is new to poetry but not that new to life - she has been around nearly half a century but not quite! She is a native of beautiful Edinburgh, and can't think of anywhere else she would like to live. A long time ago she gained an English degree from Edinburgh University, and having had a career in fashion, she is now indulging herself with the time and space to write poetry. Luckily she has a husband who is patient and two teenage daughters who let her do her own thing.
Katy Murr writes essays, makes art, drinks hot chocolate, but her biggest love is reading. She’s won several accolades for her writing, especially for her travel writing and poetry. She was commended as a Foyle Young Poet of the Year. She’s glad to be part of the BBC Blast Youth Panel and enjoys promoting the Arts. Some of her artwork has been exhibited at bookartbookshop in Islington. She blogs here.
David Prisk earned his Bachelors of Arts in English from the California State University at Long Beach in 1989, with a minor in Comparative Literature. He has taught high school English in both private and public schools for the past 18 years. His poems have appeared in various publications, most recently in the online publication CELLA's Round Trip and 3Lights Gallery. He is currently working on a manuscript tentatively entitled Six Ways to Hear Goodbye and a collection of haiku.
Emily Smith is a first year English Literature student from the south of England. She has recently been published in Bottom of the World magazine, and has a couple of forthcoming publications due in 2009. She writes both poetry and prose, drawing inspiration from a combination of random thoughts and everyday life.
John Tynan is originally from Ireland but has been living and working in the Basque Country in the North of Spain virtually since he finished university in Dublin. He's now in his early sixties but started to attempt poetry about two years ago and then gave up again when the places he submitted to weren't interested. John will always be grateful to Claire Askew and her team on the Read This website for giving him a new lease of life!