Gareth Spark

Gareth Spark writes dark fiction from and about the moors and rust belts of the North East where grudges are savoured, shotguns are cheap and people get by in the economic meltdown any way they can. His work has appeared at Near 2 The Knuckle, Out Of The Gutter, Line Zero Shotgun Honey, and many more journals/zines. Gareth Spark was born in the middle of a blizzard on New Year's day, 1979. He grew up in Whitby and published his first book, a collection of poetry called "At The Breakwater" at age 22. He has since published two further collections "Ramraid" (Skrev Press) and "Rain in a dry land" (Mudfog) as well as the crime thriller, "Black Rain" (Skrev Press, 2004) and the collection of short stories "Snake Farm" (2015). He reviews fiction and poetry for various on-line journals.