A former lecturer of English and Spanish Literature and Creative Writing, David Butler is a multi-award-winning novelist, poet, short-story writer and playwright. He tutors regularly at the Irish Writers Centre, and lives in Bray with wife and fellow author Tanya Farrelly. David Butler is the aut
Read MoreGordon Gibson lives in Troon, on the south-west coast of Scotland. He started working in steelworks in Motherwell, and later trained as a primary school teacher. This led on to a twenty-year-long career as a lecturer in higher education. In 2010, Gordon started writing full-time. Since then his p
Read MoreJoe Cushnan was born and raised in Belfast but left for England at the age of twenty-two to pursue a career in retail management. He has worked in various locations across the UK. Joe met his future wife when they both worked for BHS. They have two grown-up sons. Joe is now retired after nearly fort
Read MoreMike Fox is married and lives in Richmond. Until recently he worked in the NHS and the voluntary sector as a therapist and clinical supervisor, specialising at various times in haematological cancer, dementia and substance misuse. Mike has co-authored a book and published many articles on the hum
Read MoreLee Wright was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire in 1980. He is a writer of fiction, non-fiction and reviews. Lee has studied under Man Booker winner Alison Moore and he is currently taking an MA in Creative Writing at the University of Leicester. Lee began writing a weekly sports column for the Hin
Read MoreTeresa Stenson lives in York where she balances a career as a ghostwriter and editor alongside her own creative writing. Her short stories have been published widely and have been placed in several competitions, including The Bidport Prize and The Guardian Summer Reads. Though she has written alm
Read MoreUrsula Brunetti is a professional copywriter, journalist and short story writer from the Isle of Wight. She is currently based in London where she lives with her husband and children. To date her work has been published by The Londonist, The Casket of Fictional Delights, and has been performed by
Read MoreRic Cheyney was born in Cambridge, England. For ten years he was a semi-pro singer/songwriter in the Cambridge area, supplemented by various jobs including bus driver and college gyp. Ric completed a BA (Hons) Literature degree at the University of Essex in 1983, and a PGCE diploma at the university
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