Jude Yawson is a writer based in London. He co-authored Rise Up: The #Merky Story So Far, the first book to be released under the Penguin Random House imprint Merky Books. Jude has also co written a collection of poetry, Use Words First, for BBC1Xtra. Jude has also featured in the SAFE Anthology edited by Derek Owusu. His words have featured on Vanity Fair, Financial Times, Creative Review and more. He is currently working on his debut novel.