gareth-spark
Gareth Spark was born in Whitby He began writing the poems that became his first collection, "At the breakwater" (Mudfog Press, 2001) in the late 90's. His second collection "Ram raid" (Skrev Press, 2004) was a critical success. In 2005, he moved to Spain, where he began to write his third collection "Rain in a dry land" (Mudfog Press, 2008), while working in various bars .His short fiction and poetry appeared in Shotgun Honey, Line Zero, Ink, sweat and tears, Out of the Gutter, NAP, Poetry Bus and Deepwater Literary Review, among others. His story "American Tan" won second place in the GKBC International Short Story competition in 2013. The publication of his first collection of stories "Snake Farm" (Electraglade Press, 2015) followed. He reviews poetry online for Fjords Review, among others, and is a member of the Zelmer Pulp writing collective.
