Authors

Carl Burkitt likes telling tales. He tells long tales, short tales, silly tales, sad tales. He likes to tell them online, behind a mic, in books, in schools, and on the sofa with his young family. His debut collection, What Does a Baby Think It Is? was published by Enthusiastic Press in 2020, followed by the pamphlet Big Bad Mike from Dreich in 2021, 56 People I’ve Never Met from Beatnpress in 2022, and the children’s poetry book Elephants Sleep In Bunk Beds from Beir Bua Press in 2022. Born in Swindon, now living in Manchester, Carl has only ever had six jobs in his life… for now.

Brianna Ferguson is a writer and educator from the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from UBC, where she also teaches creative writing. Her poems and stories have appeared in various publications across North America and the UK. Her first book, A Nihilist Walks into a Bar, was published by Mansfield Press in 2021, followed by her second collection, Poor Substitute, by Acid Bath Publishing in 2024.

N.J. Foley is a writer and musician, currently living in London. He started writing fiction after ten years of working in the service industry and becoming inspired by writers such as Henry Miller, Charles Bukowski, and Hunter S. Thompson. In 2021, he began writing poetry. Welcome Back, Frank is his debut collection.

James Rance is a poet, collage artist, and performer based in York, North Yorkshire. His poetry takes inspiration from Pagan spirituality and dreams, delving into previously unexplored aspects of the self for examination and analysis. Influenced by surrealism, imagism, psychedelia, and the slightly absurd, his work aims to give the reader strange sensations and vivid emotion. His collages have been used as cover art for several Acid Bath Publishing books and he frequently performs his poetry at events hosted by Forge Zine and York Howlers open mic poetry nights. His previous work has been published by Valley Press and York Centre for Writing, Greenteeth Press, Pilot Press, and elsewhere.