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Miles Salter

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in Amersham, The United Kingdom

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http://www.miles-salter.co.uk

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Children's, Poetry, Nonfiction

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Numerous influences include Carol Ann Duffy, Philip Larkin, Simon Armi ...more

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April 2012

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Miles Salter is a writer and musician based in York, UK. Born in Amersham in 1971, he went to York St John University from 1990 to 1994 before working as a Youth and Community Worker in Hull. He returned to York in 2002, and subsequently ran York Literature Festival between 2008 and 2016. He gained an M.A. in Creative Writing in 2013, and has worked as a visiting lecturer in Creative Writing. He currently presents The Arts Show on Jorvik Radio. His writing has covered poetry, fiction and journalism. His books include A Song For Nicky Moon (2010), The Border (2011), Animals (2013) and Howl (2015). In 2017 he co-edited, with Oz Hardwick, The Valley Press Anthology of Yorkshire Poetry. His latest volume of poetry is Fix (2020). He likes cheese ...more

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Miles Salter I think inspiration is everywhere. There are so many stories and situations, all around us. Pick up a newspaper any day and you'll find all sorts of s…moreI think inspiration is everywhere. There are so many stories and situations, all around us. Pick up a newspaper any day and you'll find all sorts of stories and potential ideas. What counts are being tuned into them, and also being willing to work with an idea. In some ways the idea isn't enough. What counts are the long hours of writing, turning that little spark into something that really works. After a while, you tune into being creative, and seeing how you can use ideas for poems, or stories, or whatever. Regular writing helps a lot. It gets you into a mindset. (less)

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	The Valley Press Anthology of Yorkshire Poetry by Miles Salter (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Oz Hardwick (Editor) 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Howl: A Small and Heavy Adventure 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Border 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Animals 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Song for Nicky Moon it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rebecca Black: Her Story So Far 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars