About

Joanne Rush is an award-winning short story writer, a published poet, and a debut novelist. She is represented by Hardman & Swainson Literary Agency, and holds a PhD in Renaissance Literature and Visual Art from Cambridge University.

Her short story Guests won The Fiction Desk’s ghost stories competition, and her fiction has been published in collections including Best British Short Stories, Ghost: 100 Stories to Read with the Lights On, and Northern Gravy. Her poetry pamphlet Peninsula was recently published by Tiny Wren Lit, and her poems can be found in magazines and journals such as Rattle, Pomegranate, and Across the Margins.

Joanne’s debut novel, The Girl in the Locket, is a tale of art, identity, and secrets. A literary historical detective story, it draws on her fascination for Tudor portrait miniatures.

Joanne is the founder of The Writing Set, a small company that runs creative writing workshops in London and Wiltshire. She is also the writer behind All Things Books: a love letter to indie bookshops and publishers that shouts the praises of their best new novels – the ones with guts and hearts.