Robert Bowden is a retired Senior Lecturer in Visual Communications at Wolverhampton University. Robert taught students on a BA(Hons) degree course in Graphic Design. He spent the last ten years of his career teaching computer-aided art and design.

Outside of his career, he was a keen boater, and musician, acting as musical director for some ten amateur musicals. He now lives in retirement with his wife in Wirral, Merseyside, returning to his roots. He has now written five novels in various genera, including supernatural fantasy.