Amy Garratt

Amy Garratt (she/her) UK/English.

MA Creative Writing & BA Hons English Literature and CW at The Open University.

Poetry published in Written Off Publishing Anthologies, HNDL Magazine, Dreich Magazine, Action For ME Magazine, Sixty Odd Poets Anthology, The Globe Writers (N.Lincs) Anthology, Metamorphosis Anthology (Indie Fantasy Corner), Life In Colour Charity Anthology (Indie Visible Events) etc.

Literary interests: Poetry (modern and classical), Romanticism, Gothic/Sublime, Neurodivergent/Mental Health/Chronic Illness Themed Works. Short Stories/Novellas, Found Poetry/Visual Poetry.

Favourite Books/Writers/Poets: Mary Shelley-Frankenstein, Emily Brontë-Wuthering Heights, Emily Dickinson-Poetry, Hollie McTish-Poetry, Len Pennie-Poetry, Rebecca Kenny-Poet/Founder of Written Off, No Dry Eyes Poetry-Poetry Prompts/Spoken Word. Lois Rose Sterling-Poetry Prompts/Spoken Word.

Deborah Harkness-All Souls Series. Charlaine Harris-Southern Vampire Series. Leah Toole, AJ West, Annie Garthwaite, Angela Pearse-Historical Fiction.

Performed Spoken Word Poetry at - No Limits Festival, The Girls Club York, and other regional open mic events such as Speak Out Scunny and Sixty Odd Poets.

I like indie presses/small publishers, who give a voice to marginalised or voices who may struggle to be traditionally published. The Poetry Lighthouse is a small press who does just that, with a variety of editors in many languages and with care and respect for the writer.