Corinna Edwards-Colledge

I was born and brought up in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, on the outskirts of Manchester.  We lived close to wonderful rugged countryside and regularly went on long family hikes exploring forests and moors.  Kitted out with my own little rucksack and walking boots, I would go on ahead with my Kendal Mint-Cake for sustenance, and seek out secret places. The feeling of magic and mystery that surrounded areas like Alderley Edge and Stile Woods are still with me.
	I was quite an isolated only child for the first ten years of my life and found comfort and company in books.  I loved fantasy and adventure best, but would devour anything that had a good story and engaging characters.  Imagination was, and always has been an integral part of my sense of self.
I did an English & Media degree at the University of Sussex and went on to a diverse working life including running the art room at play-schemes, local TV news and a short stint as a singer and actress.  For the last 13 years, I have managed a walking scheme for the local council where I have heard countless, extraordinary stories from the people I have walked with, some of which have inspired my stories.
	I have written stories and poems since I was seven.  Recently this has included my first novel, 'The Soul Room' which is available on Amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Soul-Room-Corinna-Edwards-Colledge-ebook/dp/B00WMKT1RO/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8)  and 'Return of the Morrigan' which will be released this Christmas.  I feel a need to tell stories, and to hopefully give back to people some small portion of the pleasure and nourishment I have had from reading the wonderful stories of others.
	I'm a 'Mancunian Brightonian' having made my home in the city-by-the-sea 25 years ago.  I live with my husband in a loving if sometimes hectic, patchwork family including two kids each, a dog, two cats and a tarantula called Doris!