Robbie McCallum was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He left school at 15 to become an apprentice in the Railway and subsequently studied at Nottingham University, the University d’Orsay Paris, and the London College of Printing. He has won numerous awards for his writing and was nominated for a BAFTA for his film script RANK. Robbie is married with two children and divides his time between homes in Brighton, UK, and the City of Mindelo, on the island of São Vicente off the coast of West Africa.