Born in 1972 in Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire in the United Kingdom to a diplomat father, Sarah Pinborough’s early years were spent in the Middle East. From the age of eight until the age of eighteen, she attended boarding school. Having trained to become a secondary school teacher, Pinborough taught for three years at Lord [...]

Born in Barry, Wales in 1966, science fiction writer Alastair Reynolds spent his early years in Cornwall, returning to Wales for his primary and secondary school education. A degree in astronomy was undertaken at Newcastle, England, something which was followed by a PhD in the same subject at St Andrews, Scotland. Reynolds first experienced [...]

Born in Blarney, Ireland and a middle child of six, Ber Carroll would lend a dozen or so books from a mobile library bus that would park outside her home as a younger person. In 1995, she moved to Sydney, Australia with her then partner and now husband. Gaining a job as a finance [...]

Born in Brasilia, Brazil, Chris Carter spent his childhood and teenage years in his native country. Once he graduated from high school, Carter moved to the United States to study psychology with a specialization in criminal behaviour at the University of Michigan. While at university, the Brazilian held a variety of jobs, whether it [...]