Roger Harvey was born in 1953 and lives in Newcastle. His published works include the novels Percy the Pigeon and A Woman who Lives by the Sea. His latest book, Poet on the Road is the intimate travelogue of his literary adventures in America. He has won many awards for radio writing and for his audio-book poetry collection Northman’s Prayer, made poetry-reading tours of Germany and the USA, and directed a film version of his play Guinevere-Jennifer. His black farce Money! Money! Money! toured North of England theatres and his poems, articles and stories continue to appear in British and American magazines.