Ever since I was a child, I wanted to write stories. I am thankful to my school, where I was encouraged to do so. There I had the opportunity to write and read aloud my stories, whether it was to my class or to the whole school in general, and pursue the goal of what I wanted to be 'When I grew up'.

After a long journey of torture and self doubt and wondering whether I would make the grade as a published writer or to suffer the rejection of publishers/agents and magazine editors, that goal had now been realised, . My perseverance, and the hard work I put in studying various Creative Writing courses to master my craft, allowed me eventually to suceed, with the publication of my debut novel 'Early Memory' in January 2006. The general feedback and sales of the novel have been very positive, to the point that my occupation now is as 'A Writer'.

I write a range of genres and I already have ideas for other novels, all written down on paper, waiting to see the light of day!

Away from writing, I was diagnosed with Menieres in early 1999, after a period of ill health in mid 1998 that caused me to lose my job on medical grounds. 

May 2005 - An article 'Literary Lives In Hampshire' was Highly Recommended in a contest.

June 2005 - Open College Network qualifications gained at Level 1 & 2 for Creative Writing.

Jan 2006 - Debut novel 'Early Memory' published by Trafford (Canada).

Apr 2006 - My 1st public book signing session at the Deaf Day 2006 event in London, UK.

Aug 2006 - Awarded a certificate of commendation by The Writers Bureau.

Jan 2007 - Book of the Month at Independent Authors website for my novel 'Early Memory'.

Jan 2007 - A poem 'Oppressing The Signs' won Independent Authors Monthly Poetry Competition.

Apr 2007 - An article 'Independent Attitudes' published in The Self Publishing Magazine.

Jun 2007 - My short story 'The Golden Shot' published in a collection 'Perceiving British Culture Through the Might of Words' for Academic use only by the Balti State University "Alecu Russo" in Moldova (ex-Russian state) for their English Reading Comprehension classes. This is as a result of the story being displayed at Authors Den.

My third novel is scheduled for a Summer 2009 release & is a follow up to my debut novel 'Early Memory'. Watch this space for further info in due course.

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Mark Radford - Novelist
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