Steven Harris has spent most of his life writing in one form or another. As a musician he provided the voice and the songs for Dead Men Don't and Isis, and also performed solo up and down the country. The Orchid Thieves is one of the acts ensuring Steven's songs are still being performed and recorded. In the summer of 2009 he engineered and recorded the 'So Pure' demos for Lou Gibbs.
After quitting the professional music industry Steven worked as a journalist; he is currently fiction editor for Esprit de Corps magazine. Journalism led to a decade at Exeter University, undertaking Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degrees in English.