Ian Marchant
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Ian Marchant

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Ian Marchant wasn't born in Newhaven in East Sussex in 1958, but he often claims that he was because of his deep embarrasment about his real place of birth. But he really did grow up in Newhaven, and went to school there, and he still sees it as home, even though it quite clearly isn't, given that he lives 250 miles away in Mid-Wales. He didn't graduate in Philosophy from St David's University College, Lampeter in 1979. Or ever. He didn't make a living singing in bands in the late 1970's and early 1980's; nor did he become a civil engineer in the late 1980's, as he didn't have any facility for the maths. He was surprised to learn recently that he didn't graduate in the History and Philosophy of Science with a Creative Writing Minor from Lancaster University in 1992. He really did live in a caravan for many years, but he didn't share it with a chicken called Ginger, who was rather an occasional visitor. He put his 'career' as a 'novelist' on 'hold' when his second novel 'The Battle for Dole Acre',(whose title he can't pronounce),didn't really sell. He decided to write non-fiction instead, because reality is so much less plausible than made up things. Like, there was the time with a pair of twins on duty at a Travelodge in Ely, which no one believes, but which really happened. He didn't know much about railways or pubs when he started writing his acclaimed travel memoirs 'Parallel Lines' and 'The Longest Crawl',(though he does now). He did stay awake for months to write his last book 'Something of the Night'. His last book, 'A Hero For High Times', has not yet been optioned for a fillum, so get in quick, I would. His next book 'One Fine Day' is scheduled for publication by September in 2023, and will reveal where he is really from, sort of. He no longer sings in a cheesy cabaret duo called 'Your Dad', because the other half of 'Your Dad' died. He does still support Brighton and Hove Albion, make radio shows when he's invited, and enjoy a cooked breakfast in Elda's Colombian Coffee House, High Street, Presteigne, Radnorshire. You can read his blog, which he doesn't update enough, via his website, www.ianmarchant.com
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