Pete Hartley is based in northern England where he taught drama for three decades and ran uneasy theatre - a small production company specialising in creating new drama and reworking established classics. He has written extensively for the stage. Some fifty of his plays have been performed by professionals, amateurs and student companies. Six have won prizes, and one, was broadcast by BBC Radio. Pete also had short stories published and broadcast long before the digital era dominated the airwaves.

There are multiple authors with this name Gothic, surreal writer based in Liverpool, UK. Stories published in literary journals. Longlisted for Mslexia Short Story Prize 2022.