A.K. Blakemore was born in south London in 1991. She was named a Foyle young Poet of the year in 2007 and 2008, and has performed at the Secret Garden Party and Latitude festivals. Her work has been published in a number of journals, zines and anthologies, with her first pamphlet released as part of the Nasty Little Press Nasty Little Intros series in 2013. She currently lives in east London. A graduate of Oxford University, she currently works as a fashion model, and recently was mentioned in Vogue.