Crista Ermiya is of Filipino and Cypriot-Turkish parentage and was born and grew up in London. She now lives in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. She is a co-editor of Other Poetry magazine and runs the small and imperfectly formed indie poetry press Dogeater. Her story ‘Surf Scoter’ was recently published in Wonderwall (Route, 2005), the latest anthology in the acclaimed Route short story series.