Frances Leviston's first book of short stories, The Voice in My Ear, was published by Jonathan Cape in 2020. She has also written two collections of poetry: Public Dream (2007), which was shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize, and Disinformation (2015), shortlisted for the International Dylan Thomas Award. She is a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Manchester, and lives in Northumberland.