Jo Gatford is an award-winning novelist, short fiction writer, poet, playwright, scriptwriter, and the co-founder of creative writing organisation Writers' HQ. She lives in Brighton UK, with her husband, two sons, a high-maintenance puppy, and many books.She fell into Shakespeare studies while she was supposed to be writing her second novel and 'accidentally' applied for an MA in Shakespeare & Theatre Studies at the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon, where her little literary heart will live forever. She would one day like to direct Shakespeare, as well as her own dramatic works. She is currently researching a story about smuggling in Sussex and Kent in the late 18th century thanks to a development grant from Arts Council England.Find out more at www.jogatford.com or tweet her your favourite pun @jmgatford