Blake Morrison

Celebrated Yorkshire poet, novelist and essayist, probably best known for the best-selling memoirs 'And When Did You Last See Your Father?' and 'Things My Mother Never Taught Me'. He teaches Creative Writing at Goldsmiths College and lives in South London. In 2008 he became Chair of The Reader Organisation, the UK centre for research and promotion of reading as a therapeutic activity. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.