Pollyanna Jackson works as an editor in Cumbria. She was shortlisted for the 2022 Bridport Prize, selected for Mark Gatiss’ 2021 writing programme with the Dartington Trust, and won the University of Edinburgh’s Lewis Edwards Memorial Prize in 2023 and 2024. She has published short stories in various journals including The Inkwell and Blue Marble Review. She enjoys writing fiction and short essays, and is curr