About

Kerry Burton-Galley is a working-class writer, artist, and animal rights activist from York. She has lived with M.E. since childhood, and missed most of her formal education—but she has been writing and drawing since she was old enough to hold a pencil. It's how she learned to make sense of her feelings, and of a world that often felt unforgiving. Her poetry and prose explore trauma, mental health, grief, and the beauty found in small moments. Always observant, often dark, and sometimes unexpectedly funny, her writing is a voice for the outsider, the overthinker, and the emotionally bruised.

She also writes children’s books to educate young people on the importance of valuing animals and protecting the planet.