Elaine Beckett's debut pamphlet Faber New Poets 13 was published by Faber & Faber in 2016.Her work has appeared in The Poetry Review, Ambit, The North, The New European and anthologies, including Bloodaxe's Hallelujah for Fifty Foot Women. Her poems have regularly been shortlisted for the Bridport International Poetry Competition and this year also long listed for the National Poetry Competition. In 2020 she received a commission from the Ledbury Poetry Festival. Elaine has read her work on BBC Radio 3's The Verb, and at festivals including the Cambridge, Bridport and Exeter Literary Festivals. She originally trained as a musician and music therapist, later graduating from the National Film and TV School as a writer/director. She supervises arts therapists working in the UK and abroad, drawing on her experience as a visiting professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where she taught for many years. (www.elainebeckett.com)