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Continue reading →: ‘Underdogs’ Cover Reveal!I’m delighted to be able to share the front cover of my debut novel UNDERDOGS, which will be published by JM Originals, an imprint of John Murray Press, on 2 July 2026. UNDERDOGS is a literary fiction novel told in a poetic North East dialect. It follows ten-year-old George and…
Award-winning author & playwright
Louise Powell is the author of UNDERDOGS, a literary fiction novel to be published by the JM Originals imprint of John Murray Press on 2nd July 2026.
She is an award-winning working-class writer and socially-engaged practitioner who works across forms, including prose, plays, podcasts, poetry, creative non-fiction and research projects. She has experience in public speaking, creative writing facilitation, and project management.
A domestically and internationally published scholar, she has a PhD in English from Sheffield Hallam University and has held a Greyhound Board of Great Britain Professional Greyhound Trainer’s Licence.
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