Richard Beard has written four novels and three books of non-fiction. His first non-fiction book, Muddied Oafs (Yellow Jersey), was shortlisted for the British Book Awards and his latest work is Becoming Drusilla: One Life, Two Friends, Three Genders (Harvill Secker 2008). In 2008 he was shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Prize. Visit www.richardbeard.info