Anthony Balkwill

Born in Yorkshire, but a long-time resident of Cyprus, Anthony Balkwill writes books with a gritty skin over a vulnerable core. After a career in education, teaching students to read with a sensitive eye, he is now a full-time writer. The Bitterman, a tale of loss and unfulfilled dreams, was his first novel, followed by The Quiet Voices, a very different work of multiple narrators, settings and time frames. Benny and the Dead Scientists, a Young Adult adventure, was published at the end of 2023. There is also a collection of light-hearted short stories, Elloughby Tales, set in a fictional East Yorkshire village, while a new novel, A Managed Retreat is scheduled for publication in summer 2024.