Photo by Matthew Storr
Ian Storr (born Ian Mackinsey Storr, June 12, 1947, Barnsley, Yorkshire, U.K.), retired manager of social care services to children and young people. His main accomplishments in haikai include: Haibun Editor, Presence (2012–2014); Production Editor, Presence (2014–2018); General Editor, Presence (from 2018). His haiku honors include the Sakura Award, Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival (2009); Winner, The Haiku Calendar Competition (2014, 2015, and 2017); and Best-of-Issue Winner in Presence issues 23, 44, 53, 57, 67. His haiku have been published in English-language journals worldwide and included in British, British/Bulgarian, American, and Indian anthologies. Storr self-published his first haiku collection, Seeds from the Larch Cones, in 2010. He resides in Sheffield, U.K.
Note: This is an abstract of a longer biographical article to come.