Gemma FaircloughGemma Fairclough is a writer living in Manchester. She has a BA (Hons) in English Literature and a Master's in Contemporary Literature and Culture from the University of Manchester. She recently completed the Write Like a Grrrl programme and formed awriting group with peers from the course. A range of unsettling influences, including horror films, surrealist art, and folklore inspire her writing, which frequently centres upon experiences of alienation, grief, and aberrant desire. You can read a sample of her short fiction online: 'Please Make Sure You Take All Your Personal Belongings With You' (Dear Damsels), a story about an office worker with a fetish for automated female voices and 'Elemental' (Mookychick), a story about witchcraft and the power of belief.Twitter @GemFairclough Read More Read Less