Megan Beech is an award-winning poet, performer, writer, and academic

She was the winner of the Poetry Society’s SLAMbassadors national youth slam in 2011. She has performed at venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Parliament, the Southbank Centre, Glastonbury Festival and Cheltenham Literature Festival.

Her debut collection 'When I Grow Up I Want to be Mary Beard' was published in 2013, and her latest book 'You Sad Feminist' was released in 2017.​

Her poetry has featured on Sky One's 'Russell Howard Hour' and the BBC iPlayer series ‘Women Who Spit', which was the most viewed arts content from the BBC in 2015. Her work has featured on BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 3, and Sky One.

She was featured in The Guardian lists of ‘inspiring young feminists in 2014’ and ‘Must Read Books of the Year 2014’ and Evening Standard's list of 'Ten 21st Century feminist icons'. Her work has also been mentioned in publications including The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Evening Standard, and Grazia magazine.

She has a particular interest in intersectional feminist causes and refugees and has written commissions and performed for the anti-FGM charity, The Vavengers, The Royal College of Midwives, NHS Female Genital Mutilation Prevention Programme, The Big Issue, Amnesty International, and 38 Degrees.

She is currently writing her first novel with the support of an Arts Council England ‘Developing Your Creative Practice’ grant.

She also has a PhD in Modern and Contemporary Literature and has lectured at universities, including King’s College London, University of Sussex and Newnham College, Cambridge. She has also taught in Further Education Colleges and taught workshops for organisations such as the Poetry Society, The British Museum, the Southbank Centre, as well as in schools, universities, charities, and private companies.