Collection: Gill McEvoy

Gill McEvoy is a poet, performer and poetry events organiser living in Chester. As a young mother she faced the illness and early death of her husband. In 1999 she overcame ovarian cancer, the disease that killed her mother, and went on to live long beyond the prognosis. She is currently Artistic Director for Chester Oyez! - the performance section of the Shell Chester Literature Festival - and runs three regular poetry events in the city.