Melanie Neads Author

Melanie Neads is a poet, playwright, director and dramaturge. Her play Drowning Aristotle won the Not Part of Festival's Forever Manchester Award and, in 2023, her plays for Bolton's Standing Together community project were broadcast on Bolton FM. She co-founded the Pavilion Theatre Company in Bolton, was Drama Co-ordinator for the Salford Young People's University, is an Associate Lecturer at the University of Salford, a trained counsellor, yoga teacher, and an award-winning SEN teacher. Her poetry collection with Sarah Miller, Selkie Singing at the Passing Place, was runner-up in Saboteur Awards' Best Collaborative Work category.