The Clarendon Collective

The Editorial Team

Shanley McConnell has completed an MA in Creative Writing at the University of Oxford and an MSt in English and Creative Writing from the University of Dundee. She was awarded second-place in the Sentinel Literary Quarterly Competition and was shortlisted for both the SaveAs International Poetry Prize and the Oxford Review of Books Short Story Award in 2020. As an international student, Shanley often explores the beautiful tension of belonging to more than one country in her work.

Tina Zonko, originally from Poland, graduated from the University of Dundee with an MA in English and Creative Writing in 2017. She studied in New Zealand where she also interned at Mākaro Press, working with the team to publish amazing quality books from poetry to adult fiction. She writes fantasy fiction and enjoys long walks on the beach.