Dr. Alan Corkish is responsible for editing, typesetting and some aspects of cover-design, he is a writer, editor, reviewer and critic from Liverpool UK. Alan has a Bachelor’s degree with honours in English Literature and Philosophy from Liverpool University, a Master’s Arts degree in Writing Skills from Lancaster University a Masters Science degree in psychology from Keele University and his PhD is on C20 Working Class novels and is awarded by Edge Hill University. He currently works part-time as a psychotherapist. 

Alan’s publications include: The A to Z of Education (Satire) 2002 ISBN: 1898030189  Corrupted Memories (Poetry) 2004 ISBN: 07957928671  Groups (A novel) 2006 ISBN: 1-4137-8829-7   Bum-Rap (Poetry) 2007 ISBN: 978-0-9555754-1-9   ...through a glass darkly (mental Health Commentary) 2007 ISBN: 978-0-9555754-2-6  Electric Memories (Short Stories) 2007 ISBN: 07957928671  Island Poems 2008 ISBN: 978-1-906588-26-7  42 Liverpool Poems 2008 ISBN: 978-1-906588-23-6  Glimpses of Notes (Autobiography) 2009 ISBN: 1-905168-02-0  a-BIRTH-a-DAY (366 new poems in H/B) 2019 ISBN: 978-0-9955802-9-9 
 

Over 500 of Alan’s poems and short stories also appear in Journals and anthologies in the UK, USA, Russia, India, Canada, Italy, Ireland, Vietnam, New Zealand and Africa, many poems have been translated into Vietnamese and Italian. Alan co-edited Listening to the Birth of Crystals with Andrew Taylor and since then has edited over 320 perfect bound and chap books; he also writes literary reviews for Orbis, The Journal, Poetry Kit, Stride and New Hope International. 

PS; on the downside he NEVER learned to ride a bicycle...