Mari Ellis Dunning

Mari Ellis Dunning’s debut poetry collection, SALACIA, was shortlisted for Wales Book of the Year 2019. She has since placed second in both the Lucent Dreaming Short Story Competition and the Sylvia Plath Poetry Prize. Her second collection, PEARL AND BONE, was chosen as Wales Arts Review’s Number 1 Poetry Choice of 2022. Mari's debut novel, WITSH, which explores the witch trials in sixteenth-century Wales, was published by Honno in October 2025. She lives on the west coast of Wales with her husband, their two sons, and their very adorable poochon.