Leslie Bell (born 1947 Lanarkshire Scotland) grew up on Tyneside, in Finland, and in Scotland. He studied in Washington D.C. then read English at King’s College, Cambridge. He has been a builder, auxiliary nurse, teacher, drama student, printer (later publisher) at Mica Press, bookseller’s assistant, a systems programmer in university web support and e-learning, and a support worker with autistic adults. Les lives in Wivenhoe, Essex, England.