Eleanor Hooker’s second collection, A Tug of Blue (Dedalus Press) was published in October 2016. Her first, The Shadow Owner’s Companion was shortlisted for the Strong/Shine award for Best First collection from 2012. Her poems appear in literary journals internationally, including: Poetry (Chicago), Poetry Ireland Review, PN Review (UK), The Stinging Fly, Punch Magazine (India), and Kalligram (Hungary). Her profile and a selection of her poems are featured on the Irish page of the Poetry International website. Eleanor holds an MPhil (Distinction) in Creative Writing from Trinity College, Dublin, an MA (Hons) in Cultural History from the University of Northumbria, and a BA (Hons 1^st) from the Open University. Website eleanorhooker.com