Aidan Fadden was born in Birmingham, UK, to Irish parents, and is a dual British/Irish national. He attended a state comprehensive school and holds a BA in English Language and Literature from The University of Wales, Bangor. As an undergraduate, his main interests were Contemporary British, Irish and American Poetry, Contemporary Fiction, American Literature, and Creative Writing. Aidan is also a keen linguist; he is fluent in Italian, has upper-intermediate level French and Spanish, and speaks basic Irish. Aidan also has an MA in Modern Literary Studies from The Queen’s University of Belfast. In 1997, he was closely involved in developing and expanding The Imperial Archive at Queen’s, an innovative online, multi-media resource hub for research into post-colonial literature and contexts. Aidan’s research examined Ireland’s post-colonial status with a close analysis of the drama of Brian Friel and the novels of Flann O’Brien. His research also centred on the poetry arising from conflict, particularly the writing of the Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’ - in particular, that of the so-called Belfast Group. He wrote his MA dissertation on the late Belfast Poet and musician Ciaran Carson. Aidan was employed for several years at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UNFAO) as a language consultant, writing tutor, and official examiner. In this role, he worked extensively on course and content creation, particularly in relation to the UN Millennium Goals, as well as editing, and translation of official documents and publications. Since 1999, he has worked in English language teaching in France, the UK, and Italy, including at Aston University, UK; Roma Tre, Italy; and John Cabot University, Rome, where he has been an Adjunct Lecturer in Writing since 2012. He is also a published poet and novelist.