Wayne Gatfield was born in Farnworth, near Bolton, England in 1953. He is an active member of the Theosophical Society in England and besides being a National Speaker for the society, also writes Theosophical articles for various magazines both online and for printed copies. Wayne also writes articles for magazines on a variety of topics mainly relating to the arts and poetry in particular . He also writes poetry and fantasy tales and has a wide interest in nature, music and the arts in general, particularly the paintings of the Pre-Raphaelites and their followers and in Victorian fantasy literature.