Stu Hennigan

Stu Hennigan is a writer, poet, editor, and musician based in Leeds, UK. His acclaimed book, Ghost Signs: Poverty and the Pandemic, is a powerful, firsthand account of delivering essential food and medicine to some of the city’s most deprived communities during the early months of the COVID-19 lockdown. Published by Bluemoose Books, the book was shortlisted for Best Non-Fiction at the 2022 Books Are My Bag Awards and for Best Political Book by a Non-Parliamentarian at the 2023 Parliamentary Book Awards.

Stu’s writing has appeared in Prospect, 3:AM Magazine, Lunate, Lune Journal, Broken Sleep Books, Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal, Massive Overheads, Visual Verse, and Expat Lit. He is currently working on his debut novel, Keshed, and a cultural history of America through the lens of Bret Easton Ellis’s novels, titled Disappear Here, both scheduled for publication in late 2025. Additionally, he plays guitar in the rock band Kamień.