Anthony R Merrydew was born in Dorking, England and educated at the Andrew Cairns boy’s school Littlehampton and Worthing College, West Sussex.

His first published work ‘Our Blue Orange’ revolves around his fascination for automation and the world of artificial intelligence, which he worked in for several decades. The novel took eight years to complete in his spare time.

‘Our Blue Orange’ was turned into an Audible.com version in April 2023, following winning the BIBA award for best science fiction book of the year. His book of poetry, ‘From the Pen of an Aquarian’ was also adapted at the same time.

Currently, Anthony is about to complete a second novel in his series, ‘The Girl with the Porcelain Lips.’

Anthony is touring Scotland whilst writing in ‘Vera 2’ his Ducato Motor Home.