John Loveday

John Loveday is a poet and painter, and was formerly a teacher. He says he is not comfortable with using 'poet' as a description of himself. It is really a matter for others to decide. He likes the German word, 'lyriker'. It has a modest touch. Quality in use of language is what gives him greatest satisfaction. It can take writers in several directions. 'It takes me toward the lyrical and poetic,' he says

NOVELS:

HALO (Fourth Estate, 1992)

Winner of the McKitterick Prize, the David Higham Award, and Runner-up in ihe Commonwealth Writers' Prize, HALO is now published for Kindle under its original working-title, JUSTLY WADING).

GOODBYE, BUFFALO SKY (Bloomsbury, 1997)

Winner of the Best Children's Book Award (Writers' Guild of Great Britain), also shortlisted for the Angus Award; now available as a Kindle book.

POETRY

Principally, PARTICULAR SUNLIGHTS (Headland, 1985). An enlarged version under the same title will soon be available on Kindle.