Joan Taylor-Rowan

Joan Taylor-Rowan is a prize-winning writer. Her work has been broadcast on Radio 4 and her stories have appeared in a number of anthologies including London Lies and Stations (Arachne Press), Tales of the Decongested, Stories for Homes Volume 2. Her work has been shortlisted for The Asham Award, and her stories have been finalists in numerous international short story competitions. Her novel The Birdskin Shoes was a winner of the Spreadtheword novel pitch competition and her recently completed junior novel was longlisted in the Mslexia children's novel award. She has recently moved to Hastings after years in London and loves it. When not writing, Joan travels, sews, hunts down bargains in charity shops and generally potters about...which is when she gets her best ideas.