Nigel Stewart

I was born in Corbridge, Northumberland and lived in the north east of England until I was seven. My parents moved the family in 1966 to live in Hereford, where I went to Broadlands CP School and Hereford Cathedral School. I started piano lessons when I was nine and sang as a chorister in Hereford Cathedral for four years - and am very proud to have been head chorister for part of that time. Music was a massive part of my childhood and adolescence, and by 16 I was keyboard player and songwriter in a rock band, formed with schoolmates.

I wasn't particularly academic and left education at 19 after pretty miserable exam results. My day job took me to Berkshire, where I lived in and around Slough for ten years before moving to Lancashire in 1989. Life as a musician dwindled during my late 20s and, eager to sustain my creativity, I started writing the book that became Colouring In during 1990.

During the late 90s I was married, and have two fabulous children - Alana and Jacob.

I self-published Colouring In in 2016 then, in collaboration with Purple Parrot Publishing, it was re-published in 2019. The Lines Between Lies and Secrets We Hide From Ourselves were released in 2020 and 2021 respectively, also with Purple Parrot.

Two further novels followed, this time published by Provoco Publishing: Justinian's Daughters in March 2023; and then The Road Home later the same year.

However none of those books is currently available to buy and, in 2026, I will be self-publishing completely new editions of all five books. Colouring In was re-published in February 2026.

Meanwhile, I'm working on three new projects: some short stories; a novel set in Elizabethan England; and an existential novel.

I live in Kirkham, Lancashire, in the north west of England.