poet & editor

Ian Harker is an award-winning poet and editor. His latest collection, Gain Access, co-won the International Book & Pamphlet Competition 2025, judged by Kim Moore. He is an Honorary Fellow of Leeds Trinity University, was shortlisted for the inaugural Tempest Prize judged by Andrew McMillan and Patience Agbabi, and was a Word Up North Ilkley Literature Festival New Northern Poet in 2024.

To download a copy of Ian’s Creative CV, click here.