Our Team

Get to know the lovely SoW CIC team here! Find out more about each individual, their role within the organisation and how to get in touch with them directly.

Will is a Hitchin-based writer, private tutor and events emcee with a BA in English and an MA in Creative Writing, both from the University of Leicester. They have eight years’ worth of experience both as a Mental Health Workshop Facilitator and as a Spoken-Word Events Coordinator (online and in-person) partnering with organisations such as the Bedfordshire & Luton Recovery College, Titan PCN and ELSA. Will has also worked as a tutor for eight years both at Westminster Tutors and as a private tutor for students across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and London.

Get in touch at will@sowcic.co.uk

Director

Will Coles

Tom Irvine

Director

Tom is a Hitchin-based poet with a BA in English and American Literature from the University of Leicester and an MA in Creative Writing (Poetry) from the University of East Anglia. He has over five years experience working in the publishing industry at the British Library, three years’ experience running Creative Writing workshops, and has been featured by publishers such as Ink Sweat & Tears, Black Sunflowers and Eggbox Publishing. He was named one of The Best New British and Irish Poets 2019-2021 by Black Spring Press.

Get in touch at tom@sowcic.co.uk

Chris Housden

Head of Operations

Chris is a Hitchin-based performance poet, writer and voice actor. He holds a BA in English Literature with Creative Writing and Practice from Lancaster University where
he was also President of the Lancaster University Writers’ Society. He has worked in the publishing industry since 2007, originally bookselling for Waterstones and since moving into managing publishers’ title information at Nielsen IQ BookData and various publishers including Hachette UK.

Get in touch at chris@sowcic.co.uk

Reb Day

Head of Socials

Reb is a comedian, writer and internet enthusiast. She has been working with SoW since 2022 as the self-proclaimed Head of Vibes (more commonly known as Head of Socials). She was crowned runner-up at the 2025 So You Think You’re Funny? competition and will be performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year.

Follow Reb’s Instagram (@rebstagram)