Geoff Nelder has one wife, two grown-up kids, and lives in rural England within easy cycle ride of the Welsh mountains. Publications: One humorous thriller Escaping Reality in 2005 One award-winning science fiction, Exit, Pursued by a Bee in 2008 Another thriller, Hot Air, is published in 2009 after receiving an award from an Arts Academy in the Netherlands. A science fiction trilogy, ARIA - starting with Left Luggage with an original premise is published in 2012 by LL-Publications. Xaghra's Revenge, a historical fantasy set in the Maltese islands was published by Solstice Publishing in 2017 Having had around 90 short stories published, Geoff was chosen to be the short fiction judge for the Whittaker Prize, 2009. He is the judge of the FicFun story competition 2018 Geoff was a co-editor of science fiction magazine, Escape Velocity, and is a freelance editor. Geoff's website: geoffnelder.com