Dawn of the Unread - Issue #10

Ms Hood is a fictional contemporary character based on Maid Marian and inspired by Carol Ann Duffy's collection, The World's Wife. Growing up on a rough estate in Nottingham, her desire for success brings her into conflict with friend and childhood sweetheart Rob ‘Hoodie’, an ex-soldier turned protester. As the narrator of the tale, she charts her journey to becoming ‘Ms Hood’, suggesting that anyone who stands up for social justice can be ‘Hood’ and that the issues encapsulated in the Robin Hood legend are as relevant today as they were in Medieval times.

Artist - Amanda Elanor Tribble
Amanda is a comic artist and illustrator currently studying (BA) Illustration at the University of Lincoln. Her major work to date has included her webcomic Wander No More and a short adaptation of Christina Rossetti's poem Maude Claire. She's passionate about literature, reading, and claims to have spent half of her childhood in libraries. Other hobbies include knitting and baking. For more information please see www.paintedlunacy.co.uk

Writer - Aly Stoneman
Aly writes mostly about landscape, journeys and myths, often working in collaboration with artists and musicians. She is the Poetry Editor at LeftLion Magazine, Arts Project Coordinator for charity Junction Arts, on the Board of Nottingham Writers’ Studio, and has an MA in Creative Writing from Nottingham Trent University. Lost Lands, her debut pamphlet, was published by Crystal Clear Creators in 2012. Winner of Nottingham Poetry Society's Performance Poetry Competition in 2011, she was also a commissioned Poet in Residence for Lyric Lounge, running creative workshops in the community and presenting spoken word sessions. She has read and performed her work at many festivals and events including Ledbury Poetry Festival, Copenhagen International Poetry Festival, and most recently as part of Renaissance One's mentoring scheme, The Final Stage, led by Jean 'Binta' Breeze MBE. www.alystoneman.co.uk