Liam Bates is a poet living in sunny Morecambe who won a Northern Writers’ Award for Poetry in 2023, for ongoing work.
His poems have appeared in publications including Poetry Wales, Under the Radar, Bath Magg, Berlin Lit and more. They have been commended or shortlisted in competitions by Magma, Bridport Prize, Creative Future, longlisted in the National Poetry Competition, and have been translated into Spanish and Latvian.
His first two pamphlets are available from Broken Sleep Books, along with his full-length debut, Human Townsperson.
Liam is currently undertaking a PhD at Manchester Metropolitan University, researching ecopoetics, friendship, and the more-than-human city.
Liam is experienced in leading workshops and reading poems and has many years of experience working with young people.
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