Kris Johnson

Kris grew up in Seattle, Washington, and moved to the UK in 2007. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Newcastle University where she also taught on the BA and MA in Creative Writing. She is the recipient of a DYCP grant from Arts Council England and has published in journals, including The Poetry Review, Poetry Ireland Review, and Poetry Wales. Her first book-length collection, Ghost River, was published by Bloodaxe in 2023 and longlisted for the Laurel Prize.

Kris is currently:

Reading Lublin by Manya Wilkinson
Writing a ghost story set in the American west
Passionate about woollen jumpers (necessary year-round in North Shields)
Desperately seeking: a book to fill the void when I finish Lublin!