http://soltysek.com/ Graduated MA (Hons) in 1981 and M.Ed. in 1991. He has been a head of English in three secondary schools and an Acting Assistant Head Teacher. In 2001, he became a lecturer at the University of Strathclyde. He works in all areas of Initial Teacher Education, regularly undertakes creative writing workshops with many different audiences, and has helped schools from Shetland to Leeds develop whole school behaviour management strategies. His first short story collection, “Occasional Demons”, was short-listed for the Saltire First Book award. The film of his first screenplay, “The Practicality of Magnolia”, won two BAFTA New Talent awards, including Best TV Drama, and was nominated in the Best Screenplay category. He has worked extensively with BBC Education, most notably scripting two educational adaptations based on Robert Jenkins’ The Cone-gatherers. In 2010, he received a major Scottish Arts Council bursary to work on his first novel. <br /><a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6069137">Member of TES English Teaching</a>