Paul Skinner took his first degree at the University of the West of England as a mature student, and later completed a PhD on Ford Madox Ford and Ezra Pound at the University of Bristol. He has since taught at both universities, and published articles on Ford, Pound and Rudyard Kipling. His edition of Ford's No Enemy was published by Carcanet in 2002. In 2007 he edited Ford Madox Ford's Literary Contacts, volume 6 of International Ford Madox Ford Studies. He was a bookseller for many years and now works in publishing.