Gareth L. Powell is a novelist from the West of England. He has written four novels and a collection of short fiction. He regularly contributes short stories to anthologies and magazines and, in 2007, one of his stories came top of the Interzone annual readers' poll for best short story of the year. He has also co-written stories with Paul Graham Raven and Aliette de Bodard.
He studied English Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Glamorgan, where he was fortunate to list the poet and novelist Helen Dunmore as one of his tutors. He has given guest lectures on creative writing at Bath Spa University, and has written for The Irish Times, SFX Magazine, Futurismic, Acoustic Magazine, 2000AD, and the Bristol Review of Books.
When asked why he writes science fiction, Gareth replies: "I've always been fascinated by science fiction because it's storytelling with all the knobs turned up to eleven. As the Only Ones sang on their 1977 punk masterpiece, Another Girl, Another Planet: 'Space travel's in my blood, and there ain't nothing I can do about it'."
Gareth has been interviewed by numerous magazines, websites, and podcasts, and has appeared on BBC Radio 4′s Today Programme. He is a regular attendee at British genre conventions, and was a guest of honour at BristolCon in 2012.
You can find him online at www.garethlpowell.com
