Gillian Byrom-Smith Writer

Gillian left her home city of Manchester to study drama and English in York, before returning in 2016. She worked at the ‘coal face’ of literature, in bookshops, for many years. She is married to the composer Peter Byrom-Smith with whom she has received several joint commissions for work. Song settings of her poems have been performed at many concerts including Ilkley and Ryedale Literature Festivals and at events in New Zealand, Turkey and Albania Gillian has recently completed a novel, an opera and two poetry collections, 'Heading for the Hills,' and 'Heart of the Wood'.