Steve Orme has been writing for more than 50 years, initially as a reporter on a daily newspaper. Since then he has worked for local and national radio, regional and national television, magazines and online.

In 2021 Steve self-published his first crime novel, Storm Deaths which features basketball-playing detective Miles Davies. One reviewer described it as “a cross between John Harvey and Stephen Booth”.

A second book, Storm Bodies, followed, leading a blogger to compare Steve to two best-selling authors: “Should he keep on with this style of plot line, he is going to become notable among crime writers, the likes of M W Craven and J D Kirk.”

Since 2002 Steve has been the Midlands editor for the British Theatre Guide. He has written his first play which discusses the controversial life and execution of Dr William Palmer, otherwise known as the Rugeley Poisoner. What’s Your Poison? toured England and Wales in 2023 and was produced by Derbyshire-based Rumpus Theatre Company.

Steve has often written about sport including football and basketball. In 2020 he published an updated version of Chasing a Dream, the history of basketball in Derby from 1976 onwards.

He has been married to Sue for more than 30 years. They have one son, a grandson and a granddaughter.

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