Myriam San Marco has been leading a creative writing and development program for local writers with the support of Bournemouth Libraries and continues to support poetic initiatives in local schools. She founded Word Makers and Silence Breakers in 2016 and curates a bi-monthly spoken word night at Chaplin’s cellar bar. Myriam has been found performing on street corners, bookshops, carnivals, festival stages and poetry events. Her debut collection, Sakura, was published by Burning Eye in June 2018.
Anita Karla Kelly uses theatre, writing and poetry to inspire people to express themselves. Anita teaches writing workshops in Bristol, above pubs and in theatre spaces, using playful approaches to writing to empower others to find their voice. Anita is currently writing a play called ‘Buzzing’ with Graeae Theatre and workshopping it with Bristol Old Vic. Her short stories have been placed in various competitions, including the Bristol Short Story Prize.