Richard V. Hirst is an award-winning writer and editor from Preston, now based in Manchester.

His writing has appeared in numerous publications including The Guardian, Time Out, and The Big Issue and his awards include the Manchester Fiction Prize, the British Fantasy Awards and the Saboteur Awards.

He is interested in short stories, ghost stories, stories set in winter and sad stories about lonely British people quietly having a terrible time.

He also runs a community arts centre in Manchester.

If you'd like to get in touch you can do so by emailing: richardvhirst@gmail.com