Novel shortlisted for award

I’m very happy to announce that my novel, Melissa, which was published by Salt Publishing at the end of 2015, has just been shortlisted for the East Midlands Book Award 2016. The annual award is run by Writing East Midlands, the writer development agency for the region. Melissa is set in 1999-2000. On one day in June, 1999, a young […]

Melissa: Novel by Jonathan Taylor Now Published

Very happy to announce that my second novel, Melissa, has now been published by Salt Publishing. The novel is inspired by true events. Immediately following the tragic death of a young girl on a small street in Stoke-on-Trent, all her neighbours experience the same musical hallucination. This is the story of that strange hallucination, and […]

Two upcoming festivals

Two upcoming festivals

Over the next couple of weeks, I (Jonathan Taylor) am taking part in two Literary Festivals, both of which are open to the public. On Saturday 20 June, 12-1pm, I’ll be chairing a session at the Tablet Literary Festival in Birmingham. The panel, which is entitled “The Spirit and the Story,” will include well-known and award-winning novelist, […]

Melissa: Second Novel to be Published

Melissa: Second Novel to be Published

I’m happy to announce that my second novel, entitled Melissa, will be published by Salt Publishing towards the end of 2015. Salt were also the publisher of my first novel, Entertaining Strangers, in 2012. The novel is inspired by a true story. An early draft was long-listed for the Exeter Novel Prize 2013. At roughly 2p.m. on the […]

Two upcoming poetry events

Two upcoming poetry events

Science, Poetry and Creative Writing, 11-12.15pm on Sunday 16 November, Bristol Mercure Holland House. I (Jonathan Taylor, Lecturer in Creative Writing in the School of English) am hosting and giving a poetry reading at this panel, as part of the National Association of Writers in Education annual Conference. Other poets reading and speaking will be […]

Two upcoming readings

Two upcoming readings

In the next few days, I’ll be taking part in two public events, at Nottingham Festival of Words, and at the London launch of a unique book of essays.   Overheard: Stories to Read Aloud, Nottingham Festival of Words, 12.15-1.15pm, Saturday 18 October See also: Nottingham Festival of Words’ website, here. Overheard: Stories to Read Aloud […]

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