Amanda Huggins
Amanda Huggins lives near Leeds and is the author of two novellas and several collections of short stories and poetry. Her work has appeared in, among others, Harper’s Bazaar, Mslexia, Tokyo Weekender, the Telegraph and the Guardian, and on BBC radio. She has won several awards, including the Kyoto City Mayoral Prize, the Colm Toibin Short Story Award, the BGTW New Travel Writer of the Year and three Saboteur Awards. She has also placed in the Harper’s Bazaar Short Story Competition, the Costa Short Story Award and the Fish Short Story Prize, and been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize.