Richard Smyth is a freelance writer. His short fiction has appeared in The Fiction Desk, .Cent, Vintage Script, The Stinging Fly and two anthologies from Arachne Press; in 2013, his story 'Deep' won the LS13 competition for young Leeds writers. His first novel, 'Salt Pie Alley', will be published in 2014. He's also the author of two non-fiction books.