Dan Tunstall lives in Leicester with his wife and two daughters. He has worked in a factory making fridges, as a gardener, as a market trader and as a teacher. His first novel, BIG AND CLEVER, was shortlisted for the 2010 Branford Boase Award. His second novel, OUT OF TOWNERS, was published in 2011. Dan aims to write page-turning fiction for teenagers. He likes sport, reading, watching old films and listening to music.