Richard Selby Profile Richard comes from a background in Primary Education having worked in schools in Wiltshire and Australia for thirty years. Richard finally found his way back into the booktrade, (an ambition postponed by his years as a teacher) working part time as a secondhand book dealer in Bath and exhibiting stock at a number of bookfairs.Adult storytelling has been a major focus of the last few years, joining Firesprings, performing at various festivals and contributing to the anthology shows. He has also worked as a solo performer. Richard has organised workshops with Robin Williamson and it is undoubtedly Robin that has been a key influence on Richard’s development as a storyteller. His life-long connection with Romney Marsh, as celebrated in his book, The Fifth Quarter , comes from school holidays spent there at his grandparents’ house and now, frequent visits to his mother’s house. A cricket fan, he’s also been known to enjoy a ‘pint of plain’. He lives in Bath with his wife Judith and has two talented sons. www.richardselby.co.uk |