Writing is the only thing Mark’s ever wanted to do (apart from play for Man U), and he would recommend it, he says – but only a bit. He has written features for The Telegraph, Guardian, and Independent, and had short stories published in several collections. ‘Hatful of Holloway’ was a winner of the Pulp Net Down the Angel competition. Mark completed an MA in novel writing at the University of Manchester, and his novel Fire Horses is published in June 2008.






