A.K. Blakemore is an award-winning British poet, novelist, and translator whose writing has garnered critical acclaim for its vivid lyricism and startling vision. Her poetry collections, including *Humbert Summer* and the Somerset Maugham Award-winning *Fondue*, are celebrated for their bold, contemporary voice and incisive exploration of desire, power, and history. Blakemore leapt to literary prominence with her debut novel *The Manningtree Witches*, a haunting and immersive reimagining of the English witch trials, which won the Desmond Elliott Prize and was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award. Beyond her original works, Blakemore is a skilled translator of Russian poetry, further reflecting her versatile literary talents. Her work frequently appears in leading journals and anthologies, and she is known for blending dark humor with meticulously researched historical detail. Based in the UK, A.K. Blakemore continues to captivate readers with her atmospheric prose, urgent storytelling, and piercing insight into the past and present.