Gayathiri Kamalakanthan

Gayathiri (they/she) is a writer and arts-based education facilitator. Currently, they're working with Inclusive Tamil Arts and School of Sexuality Education. Gayathiri’s writing aims to platform queer stories that have been erased throughout history; curiosity and self-care are at the heart of their practice.

Gayathiri will be teaching our beginners’ creative writing course.

Lisette Auton

Lisette Auton is a disabled writer, activist, poet, novelist, spoken-word artist, actor, film & theatre-maker, and creative practitioner; some say word-artist, she says she does stuff with words.

 Lisette’s debut middle grade novel THE SECRET OF HAVEN POINT is forthcoming from Puffin in February 2022, with a second book to follow in 2023. She is represented by Molly Ker Hawn at the Bent Agency. She was the 2019 Early Careers Fellow for Literature at Cove Park supported by the Fenton Arts Trust, and is on the TSS Publishing list of Best British & Irish Flash Fiction.

 Lisette is an award-winning poet who is widely published and known for her energised performances on the spoken word scene. She has performed at Northern Stage, ARC, The Southbank Centre and the Sage, in pubs, in a crypt, at festivals, indoors, outdoors, on a bridge and in a launderette.

 Lisette works with many creative collaborators to create unique and innovative cross artform works which have featured at MIMA, Kirkleatham Museum, Durham Book Festival and online. She is a founding member and director of the Disconsortia collective of North East disabled artists.

She uses her platform as a writer, performer and practitioner to make the invisible visible. 

Lisette will be teaching our Children’s and YA course.

Intermediate tutor

Coming soon!