Martyn Clayton is an English

England

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 writer(born 3 May 1974) who lives in York

York

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Yorkshire

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He writes about pop culture, music, the environment, gender, history, social justice and contemporary culture. He is the author of Roma : A People On The Edge (Braiswick 2003) a non-fiction book exploring the history and current situation of the Roma Gypsy peoples worldwide.

His novel, Take Me Out (Subculture Books 2008) is set in his adopted home city.