Creativity is a radical act

Kerry Ryan has won the Hachette & David Higham GYOS award, the Spilling Ink short story prize, the New Writing South Award, been shortlisted for the Myriad First Editions prize, the Writers & Artists Prize, HG Wells Short Story Prize and has had writing published in The Manchester Review, The Kenyon Review, 3am Magazine and more.

Her poetry can be found in places such as Streetcake magazine, The Lake, the Spectrum anthology by Renard Press, and the Grito du Mujer anthology. . She is the the contributing editor of ‘So Long As You Write‘ (Dear Damsels) and her journalism has featured in The Times, The Telegraph, the Guardian, Evening Standard, Strange Horizons among others

Kerry combines a Masters with distinction and a PhD in Creative Writing with extensive experience leading workshops, collaborating with fellow artists and creating inclusive creative communities. She is the proud founder of Write like a Grrrl.

You are so wrong about what matters and where the eyes should visit. The things you find so important—the attention, the prizes, the approval—yes, they matter, and never so much than when they disappear. But I’m old now, and I’ve walked a long and rocky road, and what really mattered, what should matter most to you, is the rare and gorgeous experience of reaching out through your work and your actions and connecting to others. A message in the bottle thrown toward another frightened, loveless queer; a confused mother; a recently dejected man who can’t see his way home. We get people home; we let them know that we’re here for them. This is what art can do. Art should be the arm and the shoulder and the kind eyes— all of which let others know you deserve to live and to be loved. That is what matters, baby. Bringing people home. Tennessee Williams

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