Claire Savage is a freelance journalist from the Causeway Coast who runs her own copywriting business at Claire Savage Editorial. Claire writes regular reviews and features for Culture NI and has also written for the Belfast Telegraph, amongst other publications. She formerly worked as a reporter at the Coleraine Chronicle, and as a sub-editor for the Belfast Telegraphand Irish Independent at RE&D Ltd. In 2014, Claire was awarded a National Lottery grant from the Arts Council NI as part of their Support for Individual Artists Programme (SIAP), and she is currently working on a collection of short stories and poetry.