Carl Long is an author, screenwriter, playwright and musician based in the UK. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk in 1983, the eldest of twins.

His writing crosses genres. Gothic, Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy and Literary. In 2009 he quit full-time work to study English Literature at the University of East Anglia. A move he made for two reasons. One, to expose himself to writers and works he may never have come across independently. Two, to become a better writer. His belief is that if one learns to deconstruct, one simultaneously, and conversely, learns how to construct. He even managed a year of undergraduate philosophy, but he escaped unharmed.

Carl has also flown planes, been a radio DJ, freelance journalist, portrait artist, bass player and a performance poet (that one is not remembered so fondly). He spends his working days masquerading as a Paraplanner, writing financial reports. Which is as interesting as it sounds.

The inspiration for the Glass came from a nightmare Carl had in 2009, where he dreamt the final scene, kind of, and subsequently back engineered a story.

Last year, Carl was nominated for the Best Uncle Award by his niece. He didn’t win.