Jon Tait was born in Northumberland and now lives and works in the Great Border City of Carlisle with his family.
He has previously written two chapbooks of poetry – Midnight at the Snake Motel (Alternating Current, 2010) and Lucky to get Nowt (Blackheath Books 2011) and a walks book, Northumberland: 40 Coast and Country Walks (Pocket Mountains 2013).
He has a degree in Journalism from the University of Cumbria and is a soccer writer for a number of local newspapers.