Cy Forrest lives in the south west of England with a very patient @grumblecat. He doesn’t know much about books but he knows what he likes. He’s a regular visitor to Dorset, England, where his 5 Star Readers’ Favorite book is set.

Contemporary, Literary, Genre Fiction, Gender Politics, Parenting, Relationships, Coming of Age, and Family Life.

His first novel in twelve years, The Punished (Crooked Cat Books, Sept 2017) is available now.

Stories at: Mondays Are Murder (Akashic), Big Pulp, Transmission, The Front View and others.

Poems in The North, Iota, Seam and Blade amongst others. Prizes in the Yorkshire, Dulwich, Exeter and Berkshire competitions: What You Will See (Gatto, 2006)

Favourite writers: Magnus Mills, Franzen, Eugenides, Munro, Carver, Kelman and Self.

Novel #2: Stop the World, I Want to Get On (Formerly The Marquis and Tiger Hugs: Authonomy closed Sept 2015).

Novel #1: Tony Blair: The Wilderness Years (Createspace, 2005).