Jonathan Taylor

JONATHAN TAYLOR is an author, editor, lecturer and critic. His books include two novels, Melissa (Salt, 2015) and Entertaining Strangers (Salt, 2012), a memoir Take Me Home (Granta, 2007), and the poetry collection Cassandra Complex (Shoestring, 2018). He is editor of anthologies including High Spirits: A Round of Drinking Stories (Valley, 2018).

He directs the MA in Creative Writing at the University of Leicester. Originally from Stoke-on-Trent, he now lives in Leicestershire with his wife, the poet Maria Taylor, and their twin daughters, Miranda and Rosalind.

  • Areas of expertise: literary fiction, short stories, memoir, poetry
  • Location: Leicester (London may also be possible by arrangement)
  • Possible meeting place: The University of Leicester
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