Miles Salter

Miles Salter writes fiction, journalism and poetry. He has written for english newspapers and magazines including The Guardian, The Independent and Daily Telegraph. His first book, A Song For Nicky Moon, was published in 2010 and shortlisted for The Times / Chicken House children's writing award. His poetry collections include The Border (2011) and Animals (2013) - both published by Valley Press. He also worked on a series of picture books for a research project by Queen Mary University London. After six years of work, his book for children, Howl: A Small and Heavy Adventure, finally appeared in 2015, published by Caboodle Books. In 2017 he co-edited, with Oz Hardwick, the Valley Press Anthology of Yorkshire Poetry. Miles is visiting lecturer in Creative Writing at Leeds Trinity University and is Director of York Literature Festival. He likes Marmite, early Bruce Springsteen albums and Philip Larkin's poetry. Find out more at www.miles-salter.co.uk