Poetry in a bathtub at La Nuit De L’Art, Colombia Road, London.

Poetry in a bathtub at La Nuit De L’Art, Colombia Road, London.

Oliver Cable…

…is a writer who seeks out the knife-edge of reality, writing where dreams, metaphor and reality merge. His first novel, Fresh Air and Empty Streets was released in 2016. 

He won the Shorthand Award for Courageous Newcomer Award in 2018 for a piece on homelessness in London. In April 2019, he won the The Telegraph’s Just Back travel writing competition.

He is a frequent contributor to Athleta and writes a fortnightly column on Riffs & Rhymes. His words have appeared in the A3 Review, Maintenant, Devon Life, The Telegraph, Fat Cat Magazine, Burning House Press, Corvus Review and Hypnopomp.