Peter Kalu
Peter Kalu is the author of three young adult novels: The Silent Striker, Being Me and Zombie XI. The Silent Striker is a semi-autobiographical novel which tells the story of how the world of a teen boy, Marcus, changes when he finds himself becoming deaf. Marcus appears as a side character in Being Me, which features as main protagonist the neuro-atypical Adele Vialli; and Marcus is also glimpsed in Zombie XI. The publishing rights to all three novels have been sold to Ghana and the USA.
Peter has also set onto page two folktales for younger children, Anansi and Tiger's Stew and The Singer and the Snorer, tales he has told at countless schools within the UK and beyond. He has written nine novels in all, including science fiction, crime and comedy, as well as for the stage and screen. Based in Manchester, he is Artistic Director at Cultureword.