Sarah Miller Author

Melanie Rees is a poet, author and playwright whose play Drowning Aristotle won the City Life Best of Manchester play award. She co-founded the Pavilion Theatre Company and was Drama Co-ordinator for the Salford Young Person's University. Born and bred in Salford, her work has recently been anthologised in Salford Stories [Bridge House], a collection honouring Shelagh Delaney. An Associate Lecturer at the University of Salford, trained counsellor and award-winning SEN teacher, she has taught and lived in Australia, India, Israel, Poland and the USA. Sarah Miller is a poet, playwright and theatre deviser with over thirty plays produced and whose poetry can be found carved on stone at Channelside Haven, Barrow-in-Furness. She has facilitated workshops from South Cumbria to West Africa and worked as a theatre director, writer-in-residence and dramaturg, collaborating with communities, visual artists, dance companies and sonic improvisers. Sarah is featured in digital composers Hugs Bison's film Besides and, with pre-recorded poems, 'virtually' appeared on their B-Side the Seaside tour.