Blakemore has also translated the work of Sichuanese poet Yu Yoyo and contributes to various literary publications and collections.

[10] Blakemore translated Sichuanese poet Yu Yoyo's collection of poetry, My Tenantless Body, in collaboration with Dave Haysom.

Blakemore's second novel fictionalises the true life story of Tarrare, an impoverished boy in revolutionary France, who becomes known as The Glutton of Lyon for having an insatiable appetite and eating all manner of things.

[15] It was shortlisted for the 2024 Encore Award, given by the Royal Society of Literature to celebrate the "difficult second novel" that follows an author's literary debut.

[3] She was awarded the 2014 Melita Hume Prize which resulted in her publishing her first full-length collection of poetry Humbert Summer.