Jessica Andrews

Jessica writes fiction and poetry. She grew up in Sunderland and has spent time living in Santa Cruz, Paris, Donegal, Barcelona and London. She has been published by The Guardian, Stylist, The Independent, ELLE, AnOther, Somesuch Stories, Caught by the River and Papaya Press, among others. She teaches Literature and Creative Writing classes and co-runs literary magazine, The Grapevine, which aims to give a platform to under-represented writers. Her debut novel, Saltwater, was published by Sceptre to much acclaim in 2019, and won the Portico Prize in January 2020.