Mike Ormsby

Mike Ormsby was born in Ormskirk, England, 1959. His short story collection 'Never Mind the Balkans, Here's Romania' was first published in 2008 (Editura Compania).

Mike is a former BBC journalist and World Service trainer, now working on his debut novel set in Congo/UK and an illustrated book for children. He writes a monthly column for Playboy (Romania) and wrote for FHM from 2008-2012.

His screenplay 'Hey Mr DJ' was filmed and released in Kigali in 2007 and topped the bill at Rwanda's first Hillywood Film Festival. His short script 'Enfants Dits Sorciers' was filmed in Kinshasa in 2002.

Mike and his wife Angela Nicoara are based in Transylvania, where they have lived for 500 years.