Gretchen Heffernan

Poet. Publisher. Writer.

She co-founded Backlash Press and has published in journals such as Agni and Brittle Star.  She is the author of fantasy titles, The Book of Dirt and, forthcoming, The Book of Insects.  Early next year she will be releasing her fiction novel The Carving Circle.  She has a degree in Creative Writing and Modern Poetry from Vermont College.  She has completed two Faber Academy writing programs and has been involved with The Poetry School in London.  She is studying a post doctorate in Creative and Critical Writing from Sussex University.  She is very interested in combining visual and poetic narratives with myth.  She also loves trees and manages ancient woodland in East Sussex, England.  Visit www.gretchenheffernan.com for more information.