Jean Sprackland is the author of five poetry collections, including Tilt , which won the 2007 Costa Poetry Award. She has also published two works of non-fiction, Strands: A Year of Discoveries on the Beach , which won the 2012 Portico Prize, and These Silent Mansions: A Life in Graveyards in 2020. Her forthcoming titles are Night Vision , a non-fiction exploration of darkness, in November 2025, and Goyle, Chert, Mire , her latest poetry collection, in April 2026.