Noakes, Alan: - "Alan Noakes was born in Brighton in 1951 and was educated in the regular state school system until he was fifteen. Later in life, he acquired a BA honours degree via the Open University in Milton Keynes and his ALA. Amidst a varying career, he became one of the few male children's librarians in the 1980s.
He has previously written work for Books for Keeps and worked as a reviewer for many publishers in the children's book world. He writes passionately, touching on many, still contemporary, themes, much of which is autobiographical that is reflected in his previously published book of poems, Feelings and Fate - A Legacy. These themes continue in his second anthology, Reflections."