Natalie Denny is the award winning force behind Skywriters Ltd, a creative education social enterprise. Her roles include writer, activist, tutor and EDI Consultant for Anthony Walker Foundation. Natalie is currently represented by Chloe Seager at Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV and Film Agency.

Natalie was awarded the Merseyside Women of the Year Social Impact accolade in July 2022 and Skywriters Ltd won Merseyside Independent Business Award Best Start Up in October 2022.

At Anthony Walker Foundation, Natalie project managed Speak Out! Stop Hate. a new race and religious hate crime reporting tool and campaign for the Liverpool City Region, delivering interventions to hundreds of professionals and thousands of young people. In 2022 she also coproduced the Foundation’s Anti-Racism Professional Training Modules.

Natalie is chair of The Period Project Merseyside, a voluntary led initiative providing women and people who have periods with menstrual items and campaigning to #endperiodpoverty and co-founder of The Goddess Projects, an organisation with the mission to empower, inspire and assist Black women and women of colour to develop and achieve in their communities. 

Natalie graduated from The Open University with an open degree which incorporated creative writing. Natalie was runner up in Writing on the Wall's 'Pulp Idol' 2019 competition and author of children's educational book 'Her Hair: A Crown', a resource developed in partnership with Manchester University, Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Centre, and Cedar Mount Girls group, to diversify the curriculum in Manchester Schools.

Natalie is a tutor for Your Edge Training, supporting learners to achieve their youth and community work qualifications to support young people in their neighbourhoods.

In 2020, Natalie exhibited poetry at Output gallery and commissioned articles and published on mental health, activism, literature and racism in ROOT-ed Zine, Rattle Magazine and Black Ballad. Her latest educational resource, 'Skywriters' was launched on World Book Day 2021, and she was commissioned to write children’s stories for Liverpool Biennial.

Her latest exhibition, The Stuff of Poetry 2021, was held at Liverpool John Moores University to celebrate Black History month. The Exhibition, combined activism and creativity, encouraging participants to take action on issues such as Violence Against Women and Girls, Black Lives Matter and Period Poverty. 

Natalie’s latest work is included in Hear Me Now Vol.2, s a unique collection of over 80 original audition monologues published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc The book is ideal for actors of colour searching for speeches for auditions or training, writers, teachers, and theatre-makers who are passionate about improving diversity.

Natalie’s interests include reading, activism, travelling, writing poetry and prose, live entertainment and being ‘Auntie Nat’.

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Website: www.skywriters.uk

Email: Skywriters@outlook.com

Dominique Walker is a lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University within the School for Justice, teaching across policing studies, criminology & criminal justice. Dominique’s research interests include Black feminist thought and theory, intersectionality, hate crime policing, race, and racism. For ten years, Dominique was a trainee detective constable within Merseyside Police Protecting Vulnerable People Sigma Hate Crime Investigations Unit. Dominique has also worked to challenge hate crime and promote anti-racism, equity, and fairness in her community and with her family created The Anthony Walker Foundation (AWF), a charity set up after the untimely death of her brother Anthony in July 2005- Dominique is the Chair of AWF. AWF works to promote racial harmony through education, music, and sport.

In 2014, Dominique was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by Liverpool John Moores University for her commitment to celebrating diversity, community development and cohesion. Dominique is currently studying for her PhD in Sociology, Criminology and Social Policy at University of Liverpool and co-founder of the Goddess Projects (TGP), a social enterprise designed to help Black women achieve in all aspects of their lives. Dominique is also mother, to two young girls, aged nine and eighteen years old.

Thomas Fletcher is a business analyst and experienced Non-Executive Director with a background in public sector pension schemes. For four years, Tom has served as a board member at MyCSP Limited, the third largest public sector pension scheme in the UK with 1.5 million members. Tom's role is to represent the minority shareholder, the Employee Partners. This representation and Tom's contribution has been instrumental in guiding MyCSP's growth and success.

Now, Tom is bringing his experience and expertise to Skywriters Ltd, an award-winning social enterprise. As a key member of the team, Tom is dedicated to helping Skywriters achieve its vision of empowering individuals and communities through writing and storytelling. With a deep commitment to social impact and a track record of success, Tom is a valuable asset to the Skywriters team.