Huw Collingbourne

Huw Collingbourne is a novelist, journalist, editor, programming instructor and software developer. Born in Wales, he is now kept captive in a secret location in South-west England by a pack of MI6-trained Pyrenean Mountain Dogs. Huw is the author of The Exodus Plague series (post-apocalyptic survival thrillers), The 1980s Murder Mysteries (pop stars, nightclubs and murders '80s London) and Kill Job (gritty 60s crime). In the 1980s Huw was a pop music journalist. He interviewed Boy George, Adam Ant, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet and Depeche Mode and others. He was the star cub reporter for Flexipop! magazine. In the 1990s he published the 'adult humour' magazine, 18 Rated, which was immediately banned by all leading UK newsagents (who obviously failed to see the joke). Huw is also the author of programming books including The Little Book Of C, The Little Book Of Pointers, The Little Book of Recursion and The Book Of Ruby. He has written programming and technical columns for numerous computer magazines in the UK including PC Plus, PC Pro and Computer Shopper. He is author of the cult adventure game, The Golden Wombat Of Destiny. Huw has, at various times, been a magazine editor, publisher and TV presenter. He has an MA in English and a 2nd dan black belt in the Japanese martial art of Aikido.