Markham J Eggleton

(Sheffield, England)

The unfortunate by-product of a chance encounter between a barmaid and a welder in 1972, I developed a taste for writing whilst at school. Despite several attempts by my teachers to dissuade me from writing, I continued to dabble for several years while studying Maths, Art, Classical Studies and Theatre Studies at college. A brief stint working for Games Workshop did nothing to halt my literary progress and in 1994 I had my first short story (And the Wind Whispered “Why?”) published in a local magazine entitled “Beyond the Brink”. A runner-up prize in a BBC Local Radio fiction competition only served to swell an already over-developed ego and this was followed by another two stories in “Beyond the Brink”. Since then I have found gainful employment with a local newspaper (in the advertising department) and concentrated on the manuscript of my first full-length novel (which I hope to have finished this year). I would describe myself as a part-time student of life, part-time writer and full-time layabout. My wife thinks I’m insane.