Peter Burgham was born and raised in Liverpool, of mixed English/Welsh origin. He has travelled extensively throughout the UK, Europe and North America, and has also lived in central Scotland, Aix-en-Provence, Sheffield and York. His versatile, accessible and distinctive writing style has been recognised through success in numerous UK literary competitions, including many of the poems in his debut collection Burg's Eye View. In particular, he has had frequent success at the Yeovil 'Writing Without Restrictions' annual competition (3rd in 2017, top 10 in 2018, commended in 2016). As well as winning the Buxton Poetry competition in 2017, he has been placed or highly commended in several other poetry competitions eg Southport, Wirral, and Yeovil. More poetry and links to other creative arts can be found on the website www.burg34.com.