Born in Callander, Scotland, Eleanor Luisa Haverfield wrote fiction for young adults. She is also said to have been a talented artist and wood carver. She took a great interest in village activities during a long residence in Peaslake, Surrey, where she died, age 74.

Geoff Hattersley was born in South Yorkshire in 1956. His many collections of poetry include Port of Entry (Littlewood 1989), Don’t Worry (Bloodaxe 1994), Harmonica (Wrecking Ball 2003), and Back of Beyond (Smith Doorstop 2006).

His poems have been broadcast on local and national radio and have been used as part of syllabuses in schools, universities, and with The Open University. He is an experienced reader of his poetry and has performed and recorded musical arrangements of his poems.

He edited The Wide Skirt Press from 1986 until 1998, publishing 30 issues of the magazine and 24 books and pamphlets. He is an experienced creative writing tutor and was a Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow at Huddersfield University.

A new collection, Outside the Blue Hebium, was published by Smith Doorstop Books in July 2012.