M.A.Batten is a neuro-diverse writer of fantasy, science fiction, and dark fiction.
After winning over 150 creative awards during a hugely successful 25-year career in advertising, M.A.Batten returned to his childhood dream of telling stories but without brands or their ridiculous reasons to buy their crap.
His stories have since won four First Places at NYC Midnight, a Finalist at Page International Awards, a Quarter-Finalist at Unique Voices International, and he is the only author in the world to have two Shortlists for the Hammond House International Literary Prize, and his screenplays have won awards and official selections at film festivals around the world under the moniker Mr Chicken whose work has garnered interest from Rupert Grint (Harry Potter series), Kunal Nayar (Big Bang Theory), Greg Davies (Taskmaster), and Nitin Sawney (Mowgli).
As M.A.Batten writes, a hedgehog sits on his desk. Its name is Camden.
