After spending the first fifteen years of his working life travelling the world as a seagoing Radio Officer, Les Wilkie moved into the field of further education. Starting as a lecturer in Kingston-upon-Hull this new role took him to Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu and the Sultanate of Oman. Writing has always been an ambition and to date has resulted in the publication of four novels and the publication and broadcast of short stories and poetry.