Alan Peat (born January 21, 1964, Sedgefield, County Durham, U.K.), educationalist, author, and haikai and tanka poet. His works have appeared in the leading print and online English-language journals and won top awards in a variety of international haiku, and especially haibun, contests. A collection of surreal haibun written in collaboration with Réka Nyitrai is due out in August 2023. Resides in Biddulph, Staffordshire, U.K.