Antony Dunn’s new collection of poems, Inbetween Days, is due from Valley Press in October 2026.
He has published four collections; Pilots and Navigators, Flying Fish, Bugs and, most recently, Take This One to Bed (Valley Press).
Antony is the winner of the Northern Writers’ Award for Poetry 2026, the Newdigate Prize and an Eric Gregory Award.
In 2015 he edited and introduced Ex Libris, a posthumous collection of poems by David Hughes (Valley Press).
Take This One to Bed was one of ten books featured in New Writing North’s Read Regional 2018 programme. In 2025 Antony was one of the poets selected to take part in the BBC Contains Strong Language festival in Bradford.
Antony is a regular tutor for The Poetry School and has taught many times for the Arvon Foundation. He has worked on a number of translation projects with poets from Holland, Hungary, China and Israel, and has been Poet in Residence at the University of York, Ilkley Literature Festival and the People Powered Press.
He was Artistic Director of Bridlington Poetry Festival from 2012 until 2018 and lives in Leeds.
“I’m really enjoying Antony Dunn’s new collection Bugs. I’ve been a fan of Antony’s careful and precise verse for years”
Ian McMillan
“An often unique voice… subtle, thought-provoking and enormously readable”
Poetry Review