Kate North writes poetry and fiction and is from Cardiff. Her poetry has been described as ‘sparkling with energy and vitality’ (Orbis) and her fiction as ‘warm and unnerving, sincere and gutsy’ (Rachel Trezise). She in Reader in Creative Writing at Cardiff Metropolitan University and has experience of delivering interdisciplinary projects for health and wellbeing purposes. Kate is Principal Editor of Writing in Practice and also works as an arts and heritage consultant.