Callan Waldron-Hall is a Liverpool-based writer. His debut pamphlet, learning to be very soft, won The Poetry Business 2018/19 New Poets Prize and is published by Smith|Doorstop (2020).
He was awarded a Northern Debut Award for Poetry as part of the Northern Writers Awards, administered by New Writing North (2024).
His poetry has appeared in Magma, The North, The Rialto, Prototype, Bath Magg, Ink Sweat & Tears and Orris Root. He has written for The Poetry Review, Corridor8, Sphinx and Brash Games.
Callan holds a 1st class degree in Creative Writing from Liverpool John Moores University and an MA with distinction in Poetry from Manchester Metropolitan University.

Photo by Rob Irish (2024)