Westhead, Hal 1953-

PERSONAL:

Born January 16, 1953, in Whiston, Lancashire, England; son of Ruth Westhead; married Lynne Westhead (a classroom assistant), September 13, 1975; children: Ben Edmund. Education: Nottingham University, B.Sc. (jt. hons), 1974; Attended Sussex University, 1974-77. Religion: "Buddhist."

ADDRESSES:

Home—Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. Office—SANELINE, 1 Queen Victoria Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 6LP, England. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Logica, London, England, senior programmer, 1977-83; Software Sciences, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, software consultant, 1983-87; Logica, Stockport, senior software consultant, 1987-91; Thorn Security, Stockport, England, principal software engineer, 1991-92. Institute of Hypnosis and Parapsychology. Member of Local Research Ethics Committee (Macclesfield).

WRITINGS:

After Life (fantasy novel), IUniverse, 2002.

Contributor of essay "Metaphor, Reality and Dialogue" to journal World Faiths Encounter, 1995.

SIDELIGHTS:

Hal Westhead told CA: "Writing for me is about a number of things: exploring my own understanding; attempting to communicate the feeling of a situation rather than its objective presentation; self expression; increasing my understanding and grasp. Sometimes I have to write because a thought or image is haunting me. I start with that thought and image and allow it to grow as the description and action grow. (There is then a lot of pruning)."