Christopher Sparkes

Christopher Sparkes was born in Birmingham, UK, and lives in Hampshire. After lecturing in Higher and Further Education, he is now a private tutor. He runs writing groups, and manages a trout fishery and a folk club. He is co-author of textbooks on writing and grammar, and has published poetry, short fiction, essays, reviews and artwork. Apart from writing, his other interests are trout fishing, cricket, oil painting, birdwatching, and playing the guitar and harmonica.

Christopher Sparkes was born in Birmingham, UK, and lives in Hampshire. After lecturing in Higher and Further Education, he is now a private tutor. He runs writing groups, and manages a trout fishery and a folk club. He is co-author of textbooks on writing and grammar, and has published poetry, short fiction, essays, reviews and artwork. Apart from writing, his other interests are trout fishing, cricket, oil painting, birdwatching, and playing the guitar and harmonica. See less