Paul Hawkins is an author, lecturer and musician. His first book “Bad Santas and Other Creepy Christmas Characters” is available now through Simon & Schuster whilst his band Paul Hawkins & The Awkward Silences have appeared at the Latitude Festival, the South Bank Centre and the Tate Britain. He has also written for the Sunday Express and appeared on Radio 1, 6 Music, BBC London and various regional and European radio stations.