Kathryn Simmonds has published a pamphlet with Smith/Doorstop and a first collection ‘Sunday at the Skin Launderette’ with Seren, which won the Forward Prize for best first collection in 2008. Her short stories and poems have appeared in various magazines. Kathryn lives in north London and works as a writing tutor at Morley College and the City Lit. You can hear her read her poetry at the Poetry Archive.