Steve writes fast-paced, character-led fiction which has been compared to Nick Hornby or David Nicholls. A former youth worker, he wrote and edited educational resources for several years before the publication of his first novel, Dead Man Singing. He is an FA qualified football coach, and when not writing he leads football sessions in local primary schools and is the club coach of Man v Fat Football in Bournemouth

Steve lives in Bournemouth with his wife to two sons, and shares a birthday with Nick Hornby, the Football League and Paul McCartney’s first solo album.