Biography

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Hi. I'm Andrew Hawnt. Don't say I didn't warn you. 

I'm a writer based in Nottingham, UK. I write science fiction, fantasy, horror, comic books, films, novels, non-fiction books, commercial copy and a heck of a lot of other things. I am known for books such as VHS Ate My Brain (and its subsequent column in SCREAM magazine, which I wrote for a year), Bagged and Boarded: Life on Planet Geek, the novel A Stolen Fate and more. 

I write for AC Comics in Florida, for whom I contribute scripts for FEMFORCE, SUPERBABES and VIOLET SHADOW. Other comics work has included pieces in DOCTOR WHO ADVENTURES for Panini, the JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE for Rebellion and CAPTAIN NOIZE for the Rockin' For The Children charity festival. 

I'm a former music journalist, having written for Powerplay Rock and Metal Magazine for nine years, during which I interviewed some of the biggest rock and metal stars in the world. When I got to hang out and chat to members of JOURNEY, KISS, EVANESCENCE, DEF LEPPARD, ANTHRAX, ARCH ENEMY and dozens more, I know I'd made good life choices. 

I'm the director and writer of the indie movies THE DEMON AND I and THE DEMON AND I: BIRTHRITE as well as the short film THE DAY WE LEFT. I supply scripts for development for producers in the USA and have new film projects of my own coming soon.

You can find me on YouTube, presenting the shows PLANET HEX, TURN ONE SHOCK and COMPENDIUM 2020.

I'm a science fiction, cult films, tabletop games and retro gaming nut and I've probably eaten more chicken wings than anyone in the county.

I'm a Northern bloke in the Midlands who gets to do cool stuff and call it work. I'm very grateful for that. With extensive experience in social media, copywriting, customer service and admin, I'm also pretty handy in the workplace. 

But when I'm at a keyboard, be warned. That's when the crazy comes out.

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