Alex Niven is an editor and writer from Newcastle upon Tyne. He wrote a PhD at the University of Oxford on modernist poetry and is the author of books including Folk Opposition, Definitely Maybe 33 1/3 and New Model Island, as well as articles for publications including The Guardian, The New York Times, New Statesman, New Left Review and Pitchfork. He co-founded the publisher Repeater Books and the pop band Everything Everything, and his book The North Will Rise Again inspired the name of the winning team at the inaugural litter picking World Cup in 2023.