Jake Morris-Campbell was born in South Shields in 1988 and is the author of Between the salt and the ash: a journey into the soul of Northumbria (Manchester University Press, 2025), and co-editor with Peter Armstrong of William Martin's Marratide: Selected Poems (Bloodaxe Books, 2025). His poetry collection Corrigenda for Costafine Town (Blue Diode Press, 2021) was longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize and Highly Commended in the 2022 Forward Prizes. A BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinker, Jake makes regular broadcast appearances on BBC radio. He often collaborates with creative practitioners and specialists on multidisciplinary art shows. He holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Newcastle University and lives in Oswestry, Shropshire.
Author photo: Andy Martin
