Kerry Ryan lives in Folkestone in a house she loves with views of the English Channel. She writes poetry, plays and prose and is the contributing editor of So Long as You Write. Her writing has been featured in various publications including Queerlings, The Manchester Review, the Kenyon Review, Spilling Ink and others. Her play Trust was performed at the Gulbenkian Theatre. She is the founder of Write like a Grrrl, and her courses have been taught all over the world. She is passionate about access to the arts and utilising the arts to boost self-compassion and confidence.