Helen Jukes' writing has appeared in The New York Times, Port Magazine, Aeon and others. Her first book, A Honeybee Heart has Five Openings, received wide critical acclaim, and was shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag non-fiction award. As a tutor, Helen has led courses and workshops for universities, literary organisations, a homelessness charity and a prison; she currently teaches at the University of Oxford, and lives on the edge of the Peak District. Her second book, Mother Animal, is due out in February 2025.