Karen Ankers is a novelist, poet and playwright based in Anglesey, North Wales. She was awarded a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing from Bangor University in 2022. Her third novel, Vivo, is due to be published by Bridge House Publishing in May 2026. Her first two novels, The Crossing Place and The Stone Dancers, are available from Amazon and have been well received by readers. Her short plays, published by Lazybee Scripts, have been performed in the UK, USA, Australia, Canada and Malaysia, and she has also written an award-winning short film, The Afterplanner, directed by Ben Mole. Karen’s poems have been published in various magazines and anthologies, and she published her first poetry collection, One Word At A Time, in 2017. She enjoys offering editing and mentoring services to writers and teaching workshops and classes. Details available on request.