Alan Meredith likes to write books where you are never quite sure whether the events of the story are actually happening, or whether they are the main character’s delusion.
Mark Twain did say, “Write what you know.” Shimmer, Midas and his latest book Valhalla, fall into this self-styled genre called ‘Delusional Fantasy’.
Sometimes he slips into his first love, Horror. Lucas, Father’s Day and Self Defence all fall into this well-established genre.
He grew up in the 80s which influences his writing. His love of all things 80s is shared with fellow author and musician Guy Gardner. The love is so strong that Guy and Alan regularly travel back in time to the 80s in Alan’s flux capacitor mod’ed VW Polo to review the latest VHS releases on their Youtube Channel VHS Film Club.
You can find out more about Alan and his writing from:
- His website: https://www.foundshimmer.com
- Amazon.co.uk
- Amazon.com
Below are the recordings from the panels Alan has kindly taken part in…
The 1pm: Ideas Panel, the fourth panel of the 25 Jan 2026 Festival …
The 3pm: Poetry and Short Story panel, the sixth panel of the 25 Jan 2026 Festival …
And the Monday Mini-Fest #3b: Plotting and Pantsing…
You’ll also be able to meet Alan at the 26 Apr 2026 festival in Aylesbury where he’ll be one of authors not on a panel but in the audience. Do come along if you’re able.