Tara Newley Arkle AKA tc arkle is a cross-disciplinary Author, Poet, Award-winning Script Writer, Columnist, Producer, Broadcaster, and Dramaturge. Tara’s work is widely published in UK magazines and newspapers, and her Poetry in journals and anthologies.

She studied poetry at Harvard with renowned Poetry Critic, Helen Vendler, and Literature at Boston University. She is currently doing an MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. As a broadcaster and journalist she has worked for all the major UK TV stations, newspapers and radio stations, with columns for The Daily Mail, Good Health and Somerset Life.

Holding space for conversations around female empowerment and intersectional feminism has always been a large part of her work. She worked as a domestic abuse case co-ordinator in the community and refuges of North Somerset, supporting and co-hosting programs on DA in schools whilst raising awareness as an honorary member of Soroptimist International, a Women’s organisation, by creating events to highlight these issues, taking it literally to the streets with marches and charity events. Most recently co-creating Created Forum, an international event, with Daniel Winterfeldt MBE KC (Hon) Founder and Co-Chair of Interlaw Diversity Forum.

As Poet in Residence for four years at a local Quaker School, her workshops encouraged queer and feminist texts. Tara regularly teaches workshops and reads her poetry at local festivals like The Wedmore Arts Festival, Burnham Literary Festival, The Bath Literary Festival and Bristol’s Lyra Poetry Festival.