Blake Morrison

Blake Morrison was born in Yorkshire and before becoming a full-time writer was literary editor at The Observer and then at the Independent on Sunday. He has written novels and poetry, as well as two memoirs: And When Did You Last See Your Father? (Granta Books, 2007) and Things My Mother Never Told Me (Vintage, 2003). He is Professor of Creative Life Writing at Goldsmiths College and lives in London.