Maria lives in Liverpool, has won and been placed in national and international competitions, has a Poetry Society Peggy Poole Award and a New North Poet Award. She has published five previous pamphlets and created mira, a pamphlet and exhibition with John Glenday. Poet in Residence for The Life Rooms, Mersey Care, Maria is also reviews editor for Orbis and creates the limited edition hand-stitched poetry journal Coast to Coast to Coast.