Peter Mortimer (writer)

Peter Mortimer (born December 1943) is an English poet, playwright and journalist, as well as an editor and theatre director. He has been living in North-East England since 1970 and much of his work has been devoted to that area. However, a series of 'extreme' travelogues have given him a wider focus and made him known elsewhere. In 2001, he received a Northern Arts Award.