P.J. Reed is a writer, playwright and poet from England. She holds a BAEd from Canterbury Christ Church University, an MA from Bradford University and has dabbled in psychology with the OU. PJ is a teacher, historian, and archaeologist by trade. She lives in Devon with two daughters and Rupert, the big, ginger, rescue dog. She is an outrageously eclectic writer. Her work has appeared in a wide variety of online and print magazines, anthologies, and collections. In 2015, she was shortlisted for the National Poetry Anthology award. In 2018, P.J. won the Forward Press Poetry 'Circle of Life' competition for her poem 'The Empty Chair.' In 2024, P.J. had the honour of being asked to write a poem as part of the UNESCO cities of Literature, 'Illustrating The World' literary exhibition.P.J. can usually be found scribbling stories in a coffee shop or out walking in the fields with Rupert, occassionally pausing to write a poem.