Oliver Smith
Oliver Smith is the author of The Return of King Kenny – Liverpool FC’s 2010-2011 Season from a Fan’s Perspective (Unauthorised).
I’m 17, I’m a Christian and I am currently attending college with plans to study Politics at University. I love playing, watching and writing about football. I am obviously a Liverpool fan, but I have a special place in my heart for my hometown team Ipswich Town and also for Birmingham City because I enjoyed my time with them on trial as a youngster. My favourite aspect of the beautiful game is that two people can watch the same match and have completely different opinions. After years of discussing the Reds on the web I’ve come to the conclusion that ultimately, however much I disagree with someone, I’ll respect their right to an opinion.
Rebecca Emin
Visit Rebecca’s blog
When Dreams Come True
A Knowing Look
Emma Kerry’s Notebook – read Emma Kerry’s excellent interview with Rebecca about New Beginnings
Head Above Water – another excellent interview with Rebecca on Alison Wells’ blog
Rachel Connor – has also interviewed Rebecca
Elle Amberley – also has a lovely interview with Rebecca
Laura Wilkinson – also has a superb interview with Rebecca
Chris Morton
I used to like making up stories as a kid. Always wanted to try it professionally, and after graduating with a degree in Biology that I knew I was never gonna use, invested all my money in a famous football team, enabling myself to spend the whole of my twenties working part-time. This left plenty of spare hours for drinking, smoking, poetry and aimless wandering until I finally found myself approaching thirty without a hell of a lot to show for it apart from a CCE in Creating Writing, an addiction to alcohol and approaching debt. So I escaped to Asia to become an English teacher where I’ve kept the drinking and socialising at an arms length, keeping myself busy writing stories for various websites across the net. English Slacker, my first novel, is based on personal experiences with the wonderful world of escapism. From opening a bottle of wine to the bottom of an empty whisky glass. What happened in between was often fun, ultimately self-destructive, and always a journey to remember. That’s all in my past now however. These days you’re more likely to find me stuck in front of the TV with my wife, cat, cup of tea and packet of digestive biscuits.
Eastbourne Herald - their interview with Chris Morton about the shortlisting of English Slacker for the Not the Booker Prize
Sussex Express – also interviewed Chris with regards to the publication of English Slacker
Stephanie Parker
Stephanie Parker is a Canadian, resident in London, married with one small child. She has written for many publications over the years including the Sunday Times, the National Childbirth Trust and Witchcraft & Wicca magazine in the UK. Her work has been read on stage and radio in Canada and she is the author of a humorous parenting blog recently rated the 10th most influential parenting blog in the UK. She is the author of The Green King.
Ramblings of a Rusty Writer – read the first part of Rebecca Emin’s interview with Stephanie Parker, and you can read the second part of the interview on Rebecca Emin’s other blog, Writing for Children and Teens
Any publications interested in featuring Stephanie can contact her via the publisher’s email: editor@authortrek.com
D. J. Kirkby
Denyse developed a passion for reading aged just four years old, progressed to writing quirky stories at an early age and then produced volumes of dire poetry full of teenage angst at just about the age you would expect such behaviour. When the opportunity arose to actually do something different with her life she came to England to pursue the dream and never left. She now has a husband, son and 2 stepsons whom she loves with every beat of her heart. Her home is often filled with the sound of laughter as well as two crazy cats, a grumpy tortoise, timid hedgehog and loyal friends who stop by from time to time to make sure she isn’t writing anything about them.
Denyse currently pays her share of the household bills by working full time doing something which doesn’t involve writing fiction (much to her disgust). She can often be found hogging the computer so she can work on her novels during the hours in which she should be sleeping and trying to stay in touch with more distant relatives, friends and readers either through her blog, emails or on social networking sites.
Denyse has several publications to her name including her memoir From Zaftig to Aspie, articles on the Powder Room Graffiti site, erotic stories in a few anthologies and is eagerly awaiting the publication of her first novel Without Alice – the making of a man. Denyse is currently working on two new novels, The Plump WAG’s Club – A year in the life of four fat forty-something’s and A Dappled Life – a young man struggling to leave his past where it belongs.
When not confusing herself by writing bios in the third person, Denyse posts three times a week on her blog Chez Aspie, has random articles published every couple of months at Powder Room Graffiti, wastes far too much time on Twitter and takes an occasional romp through Facebook to leave comments such as this on her manager’s wall: “I have nothing to wear and therefore will not be able to come into work today. Ohwhatashame.” Clearly her manager has a sense of humour as Denyse remains in full time employment despite being unable to resist sharing her every work related thought.
I can’t bear to do any more of this talking about myself in the third person chatter so I’ll close by saying please feel free to visit me on any of the sites listed above or send enquiries to djkirkby@gmail.com.
Read Denyse’s interview in the Daily Express!
Denyse was interviewed by Portsmouth TV on April 19th as part of their Live @ 5 book show. Click here to watch the interview online.
D. J. Kirkby writes about what December and Christmas means to her on RomCon
Read Caroline Smailes’ interview with D. J. Kirkby
Read D. J. Kirkby’s interview in The News, her local newspaper in Portsmouth
Read Cath Bore’s interview with D. J. Kirkby
Read Talli Roland’s interview with D. J. Kirkby
Read The Mother of Shrek blog interview with Denyse, which focuses on her autism
Read Mel Sherratt’s interview with D. J. Kirkby on High Heels & Book Deals
Read Nik Perring’s interview with D. J. Kirkby on his blog
Read Sue Guiney’s interview with D. J. Kirkby
Read the Powder Room Graffiti interview with D. J. Kirkby – here’s how the news appeared on the Powder Room Graffiti email bulletin:
Watch the Without Alice promotional video
D. J. Kirkby signs a copy of Without Alice at her Portsmouth launch
D. J. Kirkby signing Without Alice at Portsmouth Waterstones
Grant Bartley
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Grant Bartley is the Assistant Editor of Philosophy Now, and the author of the Punked Books title The Metarevolution, and the Authortrek short story Asteroid Action in Acton. He regularly attends the Shepherds Bush Junction writing group. Grant Bartley is the author of the following short stories from his collection Love, Solitude and Death:
The Devil Went Down To Tower Hamlets
The World’s Bitterness Of Rejection Confluencing Upon A Kiss
Christopher Neilan
Christopher Neilan is the author of the Authortrek short story Isolation and the Punked Books novel Abattoir Jack.
Having had his first breaks as a professional writer for TV and radio in his early 20s, Christopher Neilan wrote his first novel Abattoir Jack aged 23, influenced by modern American writers (Coupland, Palahniuk, Hunter S Thompson) and a background in film. He’s worked as a creative producer for a market leading TV network, filled every position on short film shoots from grip to lighting director to writer/director, and divides his time between film criticism, screenwriting and other prose projects. He holds a Masters degree in Screenwriting from the University of the Arts London, and his short stories have appeared in Tall Tales magazine and at Authortrek.com.
Contrary Life – read their interview with Christopher Neilan
