Ivan was born in a bike shop, or so he thought for the vast majority of his childhood. It was these sorts of misunderstandings and mistakes that crafted him into the writer he is today. Ivan’s first book, published on his 21st birthday, was the multiple award-nominated Casper Candlewacks in Death By Pigeon. A love-letter to provincial England and the unique characters that inhabit its villages, this silly yet anarchic book was followed up with three more in the series: Casper Candlewacks in The Claws of Crime, Casper Candlewacks in Attack of the Brainiacs and Casper Candlewacks in The Time Travelling Toaster, all met with rave reviews.

A qualified primary teacher based in Cornwall, Ivan splits his time between tutoring, writing and being nibbled by his cat and his dog Otter. He has a lifelong obsession with cycling, comic books, and most importantly, games. Having employed hundreds of games to entertain himself, strengthen friendships and teach his classes, he spent a year collecting his favourites to share with the world in the form of The Floor is Lava. He loved this so much that he then wrote a follow-up, Bored? Games!.

Ivan also creates and hosts The Floor Is Lava podcast. Listen to it on iTunes here.