Biographical note

John was born in London and has spent much of his life working there until his job at the Department of Health was relocated to Leeds. He spent the last eight years of his working life in Leeds. He has written numerous short stories and three novels and had two short novels published. He currently edits a journal for the American Stamp Club of Great Britain. He belongs to a local writing group based in Pontefract. He has two grown-up daughters – one lives in Leeds the other in Spain. David Marsh works at the University of Leeds library. In his spare time he writes short stories and articles for magazines. David is currently working on his first novel. Christopher Allen has lived in Leeds for most of his adult life and has written for The Leeds Guide, The Dalesman and BBC History Magazine – specialising in obscure areas of history and culture, often writing in collaboration with his wife Karen, a historian and educator. Christopher also writes fiction and drama. His play ‘Qasibo’ was staged at Bradford Playhouse whilst another piece ‘Love Games’ was put on at The Carriageworks Theatre, Leeds. Together with another writing partner, Alan Wheeldon, Chris founded the Leeds Gargoyle – a magazine of alternative culture and strange fiction – which gathered a cult following in the city. He is currently working on “Quintilian’s”, a novel set in a Victorian department store.