MAX WALLIS 
Founder & Editor-in-Chief

Max Wallis is a poet, author, editor, and survivor whose work explores queerness, class, mental health, and recovery. His books include Modern Love (Polari Prize-shortlisted) and Well Done, You Didn’t Die (Verve, 2025). After being sectioned in 2024 and diagnosed with complex PTSD and severe ADHD, Max rebuilt his creative life from his childhood home in Chorley — and from that urgency, The Aftershock Review was born. Max brings a decade of editorial experience to the magazine, alongside work for The Guardian, The Times, The Telegraph, Vogue, The Spectator, and others. He leads Aftershock’s editorial vision, design, partnerships, and even packs every issue from home in Chorley.

SUZI FEAY
Contributing Editor

Suzi Feay is one of Britain’s most respected literary critics and the former Literary Editor of The Independent on Sunday. As well as a poet published in Poetry Review, she has chaired events at Cheltenham, Southbank, Hay, and festivals nationwide. Suzi brings deep editorial rigour, national media insight, and a fierce belief in Aftershock’s mission. 

DR ANNA PERCY
Contributing Editor

Anna Percy is a bisexual poet, academic, and mental-health advocate living with bipolar disorder. Co-founder of the feminist collective Stirred Poetry, she has led community arts projects across the north for over a decade. Anna’s work explores madness, embodiment, eco-poetics, and queer lineage. 

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