Nick Barlay

is the author of three highly acclaimed novels, Curvy Lovebox, Crumple Zone and Hooky Gear. He is also a freelance journalist, and has contributed feature articles to newspapers and magazines, including Time Out, the Guardian, and English Heritage.

He has written for consumer and trade magazines, local papers and has worked as a sub-editor. The son of Hungarian refugees, he worked with Hungarian television, making documentaries. Other projects include award-winning radio plays, contributing a walk to the Time Out Book of London Walks, and short stories for forthcoming anthologies by Picador and X Press.

He has taught journalism and creative writing at the University of London as well as the London School of Journalism and participated in British Council literary tours.