Gaia Holmes lives in Halifax. She is a cat/dog/house sitter, freelance writer and creative writing tutor who works with schools, universities, libraries and other community groups throughout the West Yorkshire region. She runs ‘Igniting The Spark’, a weekly writing workshop at Dean Clough, Halifax. She has published three collections of poetry, Dr James Graham’s Celestial Bed, Lifting the Piano with One Hand, and Where the Road Runs Out (all with Comma).