AJKIRBY

WRITER BIOGRAPHY:   A.J Kirby is the author of three novels; - Bully, a supernatural horror novel of revenge from beyond the grave (published by Wild Wolf Publishing in September 2009); - the crime-thriller, The Magpie Trap, which has been published by Youwriteon.com and Legend Press through their UK Arts Council initiative (April 2009), and  - When Elephants walk through the Gorbals, which won third prize in the Luke Bitmead Memorial Bursary run by Legend Press in 2008. His published fiction also includes a volume of collected short stories, Mix Tape, which was published by New Generation Publishing in 2009, and the novella Call of the Sea, which was published from November 2009 in serial form.    Andy’s prize-winning short stories have featured in a wide number of publications, including anthologies (Legend Press's Eight Rooms, Nemonymous 8: Cone Zero & Nemonymous 9: Cern Zoo from Megazanthus Press, Radgepacket 4 from Byker Books and Graveside Tales' Fried: Fast Food Slow Deaths) print journals (Sein und Werden, Jupiter 24, Skrev Press, and Champagne Shivers) and webzines (New Voices in Horror, Pumpkin, The Second Hand, US Short Story Library, and Underground).  Award recognition has come from Huddersfield Literature Festival, Mere Literary Festival and in writing competitions run by Cinnamon Press and People in Action. He received an honourable mention in the worldwide Best Horror of the Year 2008/9, judged by the esteemed editor, Ellen Datlow.   Andy lives in Leeds , UK with his girlfriend Heidi and his incredibly noisy, but lucky cat, Eric.   To find out more, visit Andy's website: www.andykirbythewriter.20m.com.