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Streetcake are the archetypal best of the UK's innovative and literary poetry scene - magazine and platform who have been tireless in their support of new and upcoming writers for over a decade. Their consistency and singularity have made them a go to publication for 21st century UK poets, offering encouragement where it's needed."
SJ Fowler, patron
EDITORs
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trini decombe
trini moved from chile in 2003 and did a BA and MA in creative writing at roehampton where she met nikki. she is currently working on a novel and several poetry collections. she refuses to give up her spanish therefore, fairly often, you find a blend of spanish – english in her writing. |
nikki dudley
nikki grew up in london and attended state school. she also did her BA and MA at roehampton. nikki's novel, 'ellipsis', was published by sparkling books (2010). her novel, 'volta', was shortlisted for the Virginia Prize 2020.
her poetry collection, 'hope alt delete', is available from the knives forks and spoons press. her chapbook 'exits/origins' (2010) was also published by KFS. her poem appeared in the Blackpool Illuminations 2016.
she runs writing workshops and set up MumWrite, which is a development programme for mums writing experimentally, supported by ACE. read more on her personal website.
nikki grew up in london and attended state school. she also did her BA and MA at roehampton. nikki's novel, 'ellipsis', was published by sparkling books (2010). her novel, 'volta', was shortlisted for the Virginia Prize 2020.
her poetry collection, 'hope alt delete', is available from the knives forks and spoons press. her chapbook 'exits/origins' (2010) was also published by KFS. her poem appeared in the Blackpool Illuminations 2016.
she runs writing workshops and set up MumWrite, which is a development programme for mums writing experimentally, supported by ACE. read more on her personal website.
patrons
leone ross
Leone is a novelist, short story writer, editor and lecturer in fiction writing. She was born in England and grew up in Jamaica. Her first novel, All The Blood Is Red was published by Angela Royal Publishing (1996) and was long listed for the Orange Prize in 1997. Her second critically acclaimed novel, Orange Laughter was published in the UK by Anchor Press. In 2013, her short story collection, Lipstick, Lighters, Pens & Porn was shortlisted for Salt Publishing's Scott Prize. Leone has acted as a judge for the Manchester Prize for Fiction and judges the Wimbledon Bookfest Short Story Prize. Her US collections include Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora (Warner 2000), which was named the New York Times Notable Book 2000, the Washington Post Editor's Choice 2001 and the US Black Writers Alliance Gold Pen Award Winner for Best Anthology. She co-edited the award-winning Whispers in The Walls: New Black and Asian Writing from Birmingham (Tindal Street Press, 2002). The collection won a West Midlands Arts Diversity award. Ross has worked at Cardiff University, as British Fellow at Trinity College Dublin, in adult education at the City Literary Institute London and with the UK Arvon Foundation. She is Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Roehampton University.
www.leoneross.com
Leone is a novelist, short story writer, editor and lecturer in fiction writing. She was born in England and grew up in Jamaica. Her first novel, All The Blood Is Red was published by Angela Royal Publishing (1996) and was long listed for the Orange Prize in 1997. Her second critically acclaimed novel, Orange Laughter was published in the UK by Anchor Press. In 2013, her short story collection, Lipstick, Lighters, Pens & Porn was shortlisted for Salt Publishing's Scott Prize. Leone has acted as a judge for the Manchester Prize for Fiction and judges the Wimbledon Bookfest Short Story Prize. Her US collections include Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora (Warner 2000), which was named the New York Times Notable Book 2000, the Washington Post Editor's Choice 2001 and the US Black Writers Alliance Gold Pen Award Winner for Best Anthology. She co-edited the award-winning Whispers in The Walls: New Black and Asian Writing from Birmingham (Tindal Street Press, 2002). The collection won a West Midlands Arts Diversity award. Ross has worked at Cardiff University, as British Fellow at Trinity College Dublin, in adult education at the City Literary Institute London and with the UK Arvon Foundation. She is Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Roehampton University.
www.leoneross.com
sj fowler
SJ Fowler is a poet, writer and artist. He was a judge for the streetcake writing prize 2019. He has published seven collections of poetry, three of artworks, four of collaborative poetry plus volumes of selected essays and selected collaborations. He has been commissioned by Tate Modern, BBC Radio 3, Whitechapel Gallery, Tate Britain, the London Sinfonietta, Wellcome Collection and Liverpool Biennial. He is lecturer in creative writing and english literature at Kingston University and is the director of Writers' Centre Kingston and European Poetry Festival.
www.stevenjfowler.com
SJ Fowler is a poet, writer and artist. He was a judge for the streetcake writing prize 2019. He has published seven collections of poetry, three of artworks, four of collaborative poetry plus volumes of selected essays and selected collaborations. He has been commissioned by Tate Modern, BBC Radio 3, Whitechapel Gallery, Tate Britain, the London Sinfonietta, Wellcome Collection and Liverpool Biennial. He is lecturer in creative writing and english literature at Kingston University and is the director of Writers' Centre Kingston and European Poetry Festival.
www.stevenjfowler.com
