About the author

Vivien Jones lives on the north Solway shore in Scotland. Her
short stories and poetry have been widely published – her first
themed collection of short stories, Perfect
10, was published in September 2009. Her first poetry
collection – About Time,Too – was
published in August 2010.
In August 2010 she won the Poetry London Prize, her
work chosen by Michael Longley. She has just completed a
creative writing community project in the village of Powfoot, which
resulted in the first 100 copies being sold in the first week. She
is a regular workshop leader, especially with first time mature
writers and just loves it when she hears 'I've always wanted to
write...'