The majority of Glaswegian-born Chick Dubber's life has been spent in the publishing and print trade as a typesetter. After decades putting the words of others into print, he began to write his own stories - and they were quickly recognised and critically praised. He has already been published in a compendium of works by new authors, and Batting at Number 10 is the first collection of his stories.

He lives in Auckland, New Zealand with his wife Jenny.