Grace Safford in the Spotlight
“One of my favourite things about writing (is) how each story holds a different meaning to its reader”… Read More Grace Safford in the Spotlight
Category: In the Spotlight
Holly Peters in the Spotlight
Holly Peters, whose poem ‘The Rose Tower’ is published in issue 6 of Lucent Dreaming, currently lives in Plymouth and studies English Literature with Publishing at university. She currently holds the position of Plymouth Young Laureate for 2019/20. Her favourite writing companions are her bow-tie-wearing spaniels: Dotty and Booby. You can usually find her curled… Read More Holly Peters in the Spotlight
Helen Rear in the Spotlight
Helen Rear, whose poem ‘Buzzwords’ is published in issue 7 of Lucent Dreaming, is an English Literature and Creative Writing student at Bangor University. Her work has been published by Agenda, Popshot and Scrittura Magazine, among others; she has also been short-listed for the Poetry Space Competition (2018) and the Barren Press Poetry Contest (2019). During her free… Read More Helen Rear in the Spotlight
Laura Wainwright in the Spotlight
“I can’t name my favourite books or art all the time because there are just too many and I find that different works resonate more at different times in life.”… Read More Laura Wainwright in the Spotlight
Eithar Almosibeah in the Spotlight
‘There are still some double standards within the society that needs to be addressed. I wanted to give a voice to that. A voice that actually lived and experienced and loved”… Read More Eithar Almosibeah in the Spotlight
David Hartley in the Spotlight
David Hartley, whose poem ‘Silver Birch’ is published in issue 6 of Lucent Dreaming, is the scribe of many a strange tale that have burrowed their way into various delicious publications. His oddments and curios can be found in Ambit, Black Static, Structo, The Shadow Booth and BFS Horizons, among plenty of others. His most recent collection… Read More David Hartley in the Spotlight
Jodie Day in the Spotlight
Sacred Cuts is the pseudonym Jodie Day, whose poem ‘The Mind’s Eye Has An Infinite View’ is featured in the seventh issue of Lucent Dreaming, uses for her collage work, chosen to represent the ritual process she undertakes and the spiritual journey she embarks on throughher work. Her works deals with themes of transcendency, rituals,… Read More Jodie Day in the Spotlight
Drew James in the Spotlight
Drew James, whose poem ‘Apocalypse and Camels’ is published in issue 6 of Lucent Dreaming, graduated from UNC Greensboro with a degree in English. This is his first publication. So, what inspired your piece ‘Apocalypse and Camels’? Can you tell us a little more about what it’s about? It actually started out as a story… Read More Drew James in the Spotlight
Janet Innes in the Spotlight
Janet Innes, whose poem ‘Birdie, Birdie’ is published in issue 7 of Lucent Dreaming, is a poet and writer from Rhode Island. Her poetry has been published both in print and online by Arsenic Lobster, Abyss & Apex, and the American Journal of Nursing, among other publications. ’Birdie, Birdie‘ is her first piece of flash fiction. So,… Read More Janet Innes in the Spotlight
Jess Watts in the Spotlight
“I often use a lot of pronouns in my poetry and here, I was playing with the historical and the contemporary – and figuring out where, ‘me’, fits into this conversation”… Read More Jess Watts in the Spotlight