Jim Pollard is a writer and editor. Today he works mainly for not-for-profit organisations but he has written for both tabloid and broadsheet newspapers and both men’s and women’s magazines, mainly about men’s health. His journalism was shortlisted for the Patients’ Association health journalist of the year award while the Men’s Health Forum’s website malehealth.co.uk won several awards under his editorship. He continues to work on health content for the Forum (menshealthforum.org.uk).

He is author of seven health books including the award-winning User’s Guide to the Male Body. His acclaimed first novel Rotten In Denmark, which was published by Smith/Doorstop in 1999, is now available as an ebook for the first time.