Miles Bavin was born in rural north Norfolk in 1986. At the age of 11 he moved to Bristol, where he has remained ever since. He has worked as a Boat Master in Bristol Floating Harbour since 2010. Prior to this, he attended university and completed a course in Photographic Art. During this time he began fronting local band Lust for Lola, who released their debut album You Have to Believe It First in 2011. With particular interests in art and travel, in 2015 he completed a course in Forensic Facial Reconstruction in San Marcos, Texas during an 8-week trek across the southern states of America. Miles is a supporter of the National Deaf Children's Society. He is a keen songwriter, and now writes children's fiction. Old Ben and the Carrier Pigeon is his first novel.