Corbett, Sarah

Sarah Corbett was born in Chester in 1970, grew up in rural north Wales, and studied at Leeds University and U.E.A., where she obtained a masters degree in poetry on the prestigious writing programme. She has been published in The Independent, The Rialto, Poetry Review, Iron, Scratch, Poetry London, and Poetry Wales. Poems from The Red wardrobe have been made into a short film.

Corcoran, Neil

Neil Corcoran is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of leeds and the author of many books and articles on twentieth century English literature

Corcoran, Patrick

Born in Cardiff, Patrick Corcoran was educated at Atlantic College, St Donats, and at Bristol University. He has won several prizes for his short stories, and was a finalist in The Daily Telegraph short story competition. He works for the Family Court Advisory Service, and is married with three children.

Coxon, Lucinda

Lucinda Coxon was born in Derby in 1962. She has written plays for and worked with writers' groups at a number of theatres including Loose Exchange Theatre Co., the Royal Court, Tricycle, Cockpit and Bush Theatres. Waiting at the Water's Edge has been performed at the Bush Theatre as well as the Ohio Theatre Space in New York. Made in Wales produced the play in Wales in 1995. Her stage adaptation of Tarjei Vessaa's novel, The Ice Palace, was commissioned by the Royal National Theatre in 1994. Lucinda has also written a single drama for the BBC - Eddie's Proposal, and two feature screenplays: Spaghetti Show and Lily and the Secret Planting.

Cullen, Greg

Greg Cullen was born into the Irish community in London. He was educated at St. Mary's University College, Strawberry Hill, studying Drama, Art and Education. In 1983 he became writer-in-residence with Theatr Powys for whom he wrote a wide variety of plays. In 1987 he founded Mid Powys Youth Theatre, and in 1992 was appointed writer-in-residence at the Welsh College of Music and Drama. In 1997, Birdbrain, a short film, won the BBC/Wales Film Council 'PICS' competition and a BAFTA award.

Curtis, Tony

Tony Curtis is Professor of Poetry at the University of Glamorgan where he  directs an MPhil in Writing. He has published 26 books, including nine poetry collections, most recently Heaven’s Gate (2001). A selection of his poetry has recently been translated and published in Armenia. He is also the editor of several anthologies including After the First Death, a volume of war writing (2007).

Czerniawski, Adam

Adam Czerniawski is a leading poet in Polish and translator of Polish poetry. Born in Warsaw he left Poland during the war, settling eventually in England, where he studied English Literature and Philosophy at London, Sussex and Oxford. His Selected Poems 1953-1978 appeared in Poland in 1982. The translator of volumes by Norwid, Rozewicz, Staff, Stoinski and Szymborska, he is also the author of The Burning Forest (Bloodaxe, 1988), translations of seventeen Polish poets.