An award-winning writer, publisher and creative producer from Leeds, who now lives in Manchester. He is UK LGBT History Month Poet Laureate and was the Olympic poet for Yorkshire in 2012. He currently teaches at the University of Leeds (on the MA in Writing for Performance & Publication) and is a tutor for the Poetry School. Adam founded the LGBT emerging writers program, Young Enigma, supported by Commonword and Arts Council England. He is also the Greater Manchester Enabler for EclipseTheatre’s Slate project, supporting the region’s artists of colour and managing Peepal Tree Press’ publicity and social media.