Jane Lightbourne

Jane lives in London with her three children and two rescue cats. She has worked as a lawyer as well as writing fiction and poetry. Nevada Street Press has been awarded Best Emerging Independent Publisher 2024 at the UK Enterprise Awards 2024. Jane’s first poetry collection, Bright Dust, is out now. The International Review of Books state ‘Beautiful and profound but also tender and enigmatic, these poems capture the essence of the human condition.’ (AWARDED A BADGE OF EXCELLENCE) Her other titles include Loss for adults, and for children 7 to 11 A Tale of Three Tabbies, described by LoveReading4Kids as ‘a heart-warming survival story – a tale of hope, humanity, triumph over danger, and adversity, and winning against all the odds,’ and My Cat Called Red, described by Blackheath Books & Bubbles as ‘a book that really moves you & touches your heart & soul.’ Jane has plans to release a second poetry collection and a second novel for adults, Hannah later in 2024.