A Londoner living in the north, Chris Ashley is the Head teacher of Fairfield CP School in Bury. Inspired by his father, author Bernard Ashley, Chris took up writing as a hobby when he stopped playing football.
Chris enjoys writing about real people and issues which are usually based on ideas inspired by the children he teaches. He started writing about football, wrote a novel and six episodes of a TV series about school for Granada TV. Then, a charismatic pupil who was a trier despite the problems he faced inspired the Wasim series of stories. The new Wasim story is ready and looking for a new publishing home.