Poet and playwright, Stuart Henson is an Eric Gregory Award winner and recipient of an Eastern Arts Bursary for 'A Place Apart' (Shoestring Press, 2003) His most recent poetry collection is 'The Odin Stone', currently in print from Shoestring Press, and a new short book 'Feast of Fools' in collaboration with artist Bill Sanderson, is due from Shoestring in late 2015.His adaptation 'The Play of the Silver Sword', a stage version of Ian Serraillier's celebrated novel, has sold more than 50,000 copies and has been performed world-wide by schools and youth theatres. A current revival is planned at the Yvonne Arnaud Youth Theatre, Guildford. Two new plays for adults, 'Grace' and 'The Italian Garden' are in the pipeline.His website is stuarthenson.co.uk