Never Mind the Balkans, Here's Romania
Mike Ormsby was born in Ormskirk, England, 1959. His popular short story collection 'Never Mind the Balkans, Here's Romania' was first published in 2008 (Editura Compania), and earned him the tag 'the British Caragiale'. Mike is a former BBC journalist and World Service trainer. His illustrated book for children, 'Spinner the Winner', about a brave but squeaky wind turbine, was published in 2012. His screenplay 'Hey Mr DJ' was filmed and released in Kigali in 2007 and  topped the bill at Rwanda's first Hillywood Film Festival. His short script 'Enfants Dits Sorciers' was filmed in Kinshasa in 2002. Mike and his wife Angela Nicoara are based in Transylvania, where they have lived for 500 years