About Shauna

I was born (at a very young age) in Northumberland in the north-east of England. These days you can find me slightly further south, in Yorkshire. In between I’ve lived in Edinburgh, London and Somerset and also travelled around a bit.

I’ve done lots of different jobs over the years – I’ve worked in libraries, in restaurants, in the civil service, on a bicycle, in publishing, on websites, in charities, in France and Thailand, in universities, for travel companies and more.

My poems for adults and children have been published in a bunch of books and magazines. They’ve also been performed by actors, displayed on buses, used as song lyrics, hung on a pub wall, made into short films and incorporated into artwork and exhibitions. Some of them have even won or been shortlisted for the odd award here and there. 

I’ve performed poems (mine and others’) at Ledbury Poetry Festival, Bath Festival, Wenlock Poetry Festival, Cheltenham Literature Festival, at a sponsored Poem-A-Thon, on radio, in a podcast, via Zoom and at a raft of local poetry, open mic and mixed arts events.

It’s really exciting to be involved in poetry at a time when people are experimenting with what poetry is and what it can be and do. I particularly love working with other writers, visual artists, musicians and performers – actually, anyone who’s up for it – to explore all kinds of different ways of making and sharing poetry.