Connor Sansby is a Poet, Author, Festival Producer and Editor-in-Chief for Whisky & Beards Publishing. Since 2013, Connor has performed across the South of England, including Margate Soul Festival, Wise Words Festival and London’s Let’s Kill It. He is the winner of the 2024 Rosemary McLeish Poetry Prize, and the recipient of an Arts Council England Developing Your Creative Practice Grant.

Since the release of his debut collection “Promise Me The Journey Back” in April 2018, Connor has been reconnecting with his hometown and his relationship with the sea. His second collection “Where The Land Forgets Itself” is due for publication.