Jenny Hope is a writer, poetry and creative writing workshop facilitator and editor. She is currently based in and around the West Midlands area of the UK.

She started writing when she was six after falling in love with books and all their possibilities. Her debut poetry collection, Petrolhead, was published in January 2010.

She delivers Creative Writing and Poetry Writing workshops for schools, festivals, care homes and community events.
 

Jenny is lead writer for the Worcester Write On! Young Writers Group. This is a creative writing platform for young writers aged 8-12 and is a Writing West Midlands Project.

Jenny is a poetry facilitator for In the Pink – Dementia Poetry Project. This is co-ordinated by the Courtyard Theatre, Hereford.  Poets take up a ten week placement and work with residents and patients with dementia in a care home setting, both in group and one-to-one sessions.

Jenny co-runs the Word and Sound, with Amanda Bonnick, which is an ad-hoc spoken word and acoustic music open-mic event in Worcester, UK.

More information on Jenny as a writer can be found on www.jennyhope.co.uk

Jenny is a member of NAWE (National Association of Writers in Education) and the Poetry Society.