Mike French is the owner and senior editor of the prestigious
literary magazine, The View From Here which has been called many fine things
since it started in 2007 including, "Attractive, informative, sparkling
and useful" by Iain M. Banks and for having a “great
passion and drive” by Booker shortlisted Tom McCarthy. Mike’s debut
novel, The Ascent of Isaac Steward came out in 2011 with Cauliay
Publishing and was nominated for The Galaxy National Book Awards which due to
an unfortunate clerical error was awarded to Dawn French.
Born in Cornwall in 1967, Mike spent his childhood flipping
between England and Scotland with a few years in between in Singapore. Splitting his time between his own writing, editing the
magazine, running author workshops and working with atp media in Luton, Mike is
married with three children and a growing number of pets. He currently
lives in Luton in the UK and when not working watches Formula 1, eats Ben &
Jerry's Phish Food and
listens to Noah and the Whale.
Mike's second novel Blue Friday will be released in 2012 by Elsewhen Press.
Mike's second novel Blue Friday will be released in 2012 by Elsewhen Press.
