Wall was born in Bradford and studied at the University of Oxford. After a variety of jobs, he became a full-time writer in his forties.^[1] In addition to his work as a professional author, he has developed a career teaching creative writing with posts at Liverpool John Moores University, the University of Birmingham and the University of Chester. He is also a published poet and critic.^[2]

Books edit

• Jacob 1993 (Poetry)
• Curved Light (1994)
• Bless the Thief (1997)
• Silent Conversations (1998)
• The Lightning Cage (1999)
• The School of Night (2001)
• China (2003)
• Sylvie's Riddle (2008)
• Badmouth (2014)

Short fiction edit

• Richard Dadd in Bedlam and Other Stories (1999)

• Official web site
• Staff page at University of Chester^{[permanent dead link]}
• Guardian book review for Sylvie's Riddle (2008)