Pam Thompson is a poet and university lecturer based in Leicester.

Pam was a winner of The Poetry Business competition in 2005 with her pamphlet, Show Date and Time, (Smith-Doorstop, 2006).

Her latest other publications are Spin (Waldean Press1998), Parting theGhosts of Salt (Redbeck Press, 2000), Hologram (Sunk-Island Publishing, 2009) and The Japan Quiz’ (Redbeck Press, 2009). ). Her work has been published in many literary magazines and anthologies and has won prizes in several competitions.

Pam is one of the organisers of Word!, a spoken-word, open-mic night at The Y Theatre in Leicester.

Show Date and Time was a winner in the 2005 Book and Pamphlet Competition.

Pam was recently winner of the Judge’s Prize in the Magma Poetry Competition, (March, 2015).