One word springs to mind: integrity; that quality is present in everything Steve does.  For Steve, literature above all signifies empowerment, intellectually and existentially, and this is the key motivational force behind his work both as a writer and an activist

Steve is one of those thoroughly independent minded people who hauls you up short and makes you think again. There aren’t enough people like that around, and he is experienced in just about every angle of literature development.

I enjoy working with you – the insights, distinctions and questions you ask are really powerful.

If anyone should be thanked for talking sense it’s you!

It’s an absolute treasure to work with someone of your expertise and if anything I only regret we can’t do it more often.