Maria Sledmere is the author of over 20 books of poetry, fiction and criticism. Raised in South Ayrshire, Scotland, she is Senior Lecturer in English & Creative Writing at the University of Strathclyde and has a DFA in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow. She has published in multiple forms, from poetry and fiction to oneiric memoir and experimental monograph, and collaborated with artists and musicians including Jack O'Flynn, David Horvitz, Kevin Leomo, and Lanark Artefax. Maria is managing editor of SPAM Press and one half of Project Somnolence: a portable lab for exploring sleep across art, literature, and daily life. She is a former member of A+E Collective and has taught practice-led workshops with partner organisations including the87press, Beyond Form Creative Writing, Scottish Graduate School of Arts and Humanities, the Alasdair Gray Archive, The New Bridge Project and Edwin Morgan Trust.