Jonathan P Taylor (born 1973) is a British author, poet and lecturer.

Life

Taylor was born in 1973 in

Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent (often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England, with an area of . In 2019, the city had an estimated population of 256,375. It is the largest settlement ...

and educated at

Trentham High School Trentham Academy (formerly Trentham High School) is a coeducational secondary school located in the village of Trentham in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. History On 3 July 2015, Trentham High made national coverage on ITV's '' This M ...

and

Warwick University , mottoeng = Mind moves matter , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £7.0 million (2021) , budget = £698.2 million (2020� ...

where he studied English Literature, later gaining a PhD from

Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when L ...

. He is currently a lecturer in Creative Writing at the

University of Leicester , mottoeng = So that they may have life , established = , type = public research university , endowment = £20.0 million , budget = £326 million , chancellor = David Willetts , vice_chancellor = Nishan Canagarajah , head_labe ...

and co-director of arts organisation ''Crystal Clear Creators''. Notably for an author and academic, he did not learn to read and write until the age of eight. He lives in

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with his wife, poet Maria Taylor, and their twin daughters.

Works

Academic * * * Memoirs, Novels and Short Stories * * * Poetry * *

References

External links

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"Crystal Clear Creators"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Jonathan P. Living people 1973 births People from Trentham, Staffordshire Alumni of the University of Warwick