COMING UP!!
26th April 2012 - My third novel The Lives of Ghosts to be unleashed!!
8th February 2012 - Writing at Rosy's
I'll be running a writing workshop looking at creating gripping openings with the brilliant Writing at Rosy's fiction group at Lee Rosy's Tea Shop, Broad Street, Nottingham, from 7pm
If you would like to find out more about Writing at Rosy’s, please investigate
http://writingatrosys.wordpress.com/
24th November 2011
Weathervane reading at Broadway Book Club - A Celebration of the work of Nigel Pickard
Following the unbelievable loss of Nigel Pickard, an incredibly talented writer and a truly wonderful friend, this reading event with Broadway Cinema book club was centred around Nigel's astounding poetry and prose. With Ian Collinson and Rosie Garner, we did our best, but of course we could never do him justice.
November 2011
Reviewed and interviewed local author Ian Douglas about his fab Children’s History of Nottinghamshire for the phenomenal Leftlion
31st October 2011 - Ghost Stories for Halloween
Nottingham Writers Studio and Mayhem presented a Halloween treat for
all fans of supernatural storytelling. Leading horror author Niki Valentine
hosted an evening of haunting tales and live readings as well as a series
of screenings of cult television ghost stories including Tom Baker reading
The Emissary by Ray Bradbury from Late Night Stories; The Mezzotint
read by Robert Powell from Classic Ghost Stories by M.R.James, and
from Christopher Lee’s Ghost Stories for Christmas, the good man
himself reading The Ash Tree.
Fabulous to have been a part of this, where I read an extract from my Ghosts
8th October 2011
Took part in a Weathervane Live reading at Nottingham's County Hall as part of the New Writers UK Festival 2011
July 2011
Small Festival, Dorset - Led a small, but perfectly formed group through a creative writing workshop playing with settings and senses
New Writers Event, Hucknall
Another Weathervane Live outing, reading alongside Nigel Pickard at this great reading event
June 2011
My review of Nick Sweeney's Laikonik Express appeared in The View from Here
May 2011
April 2011
Reviewed the wondrous Jamrach's Menagerie by Carol Birch for The View From Here
March 2011
More Weathervane Live fun - featured on local radio station Boundary Sound, with the wonderful Ian Collinson and Nigel Pickard
Honoured to be invited to Nottingham Academy's Writers' Week, where I ran a day of fiction workshops with three classes of brilliant young writers
February 2011
My review of Kenneth Oppel's Half Brother published in The View From Here
Weathervane Live reading at Fosseway Writers Group, Newark (fabulous night)
December 2010
The Dawning nominated for the East Midlands Book Award!!
My review of Trevor Byrne's sparky debut novel, Ghosts and Lightning, published in The View From Here
9th December 2010 Antenna Reading
I read my short story, 'At the end of the meal' as part of 'Word of Mouth', Nottingham's live literature event at Antenna, alongside the wonderful Nicola Monaghan, Alyson Stoneman, Maria Allen, Wayne Burrows, Angela Barton and James Lees.
6th October 2010 - Nottingham Mechanics
Another Weathervane Liveevent, reading and chatting to writing group, NWC, at Nottingham Mechanics. A lovely evening.
August 2010 - The Dawning eBook released!
If you prefer digital to paper, you can now buy The Dawning in eBook format
26th June 2010 Lowdham Book Festival
I read from The Dawning at this year's fabulous festival, once more with fellow Weathervane author, the brilliant Nigel Pickard. Mr Weathervane himself, Ian Collinson, was also there to chat about independent publishing.
2nd June 2010 - Nottingham University Workshop
I ran a workshop, playing with settings and images, with the talented Creative and Professional Writing Degree students at Nottingham University
'Muse 7' released June 2010
Muse 7, a selection of creative writing from Manchester Metropolitan University, was launched on 22nd June. This year's anthology includes my short story, The Insect Room
20th March 2010 'States of Independence'
I read, alongside the incredible Nigel Pickard, at De Montfort University's Independent Press Day
It was a pleasure to take part in such an inspiring event.
18th March 2010 - Reading at 'The Bookcase', Lowdham
A huge thank you to The Bookcasefor a lovely evening spent celebrating The Dawningand Nigel Pickard's stunning new novel, Attention Deficit.5th
February 2010 - Interview with
John Holmes on his Afternoon Show, BBC Radio Nottingham
In addition to talking about 'The Dawning', we chatted about juggling writing and parenthood, and living in Nottingham.'
The Dawning' released 23rd January 2010!
'The Dawning' Launch, 21st January 2010
A wonderful evening spent toasting the imminent release of 'The Dawning' at Nottingham Writers' Studio.
A podcast of my reading and the Q & A that followed is now available here
'The Dawning' Pre-launch Reading, 3rd December 2009
Alongside Steven Wilcoxson, who was promoting his debut 'Make Less Strangers', I read an extract from 'The Dawning' to the wonderful, supportive folk at Nottingham Writers' Studio at the NWS Christmas party.
November 2009 -
Signed publishing contracts with Weathervane Press for 'The Dawning'. Due for release in January 2010.
Judging Fosseway Writers' Short Story Competition, November 5th 2009
The lovely people of Fosseway Writers group invited me to judge their annual short story competition (this years theme was horror). It was tough making the final selection, but I had a great time reading the entries and visiting the group on November 5th to announce the winners.
Circus Reading! 3rd October 2009
I was invited to read alongside fabulous Nicola Monaghan (author of 'The Killing Jar' and 'Starfishing') as part of Nottingham's LeftLion Circus Extravaganza - a day-into-night celebration of local music, art and spoken word. I read two passages from my second novel 'The Dawning' in the gallery above the Hand and Heart. A true privilege (and loads of fun).
Manchester Metropolitan University Creative Writing MA Results, June 2009
I was thrilled to be awarded an MA with Distinction in Creative Writing and MMU's Janet Beer Prize 'for outstanding contribution to the life of the Writing School'. During this course, I had completed my second novel, 'The Dawning'.
'There's No Place Like Home' - Workshop at Lowdham, 27th June 2009
I ran a practical creative writing workshop at this year's Lowdham Book Festival, transforming childhood memories of real places into fictional settings.
A Walk in the Park with the BBC, April 2009
My piece about loving my local Wollaton Park was featured on the BBC Nottingham website -http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/articles/2009/03/13/my_notts_wollaton_park_megan_taylor_feature.shtml'Exclusively
Independent' Reading Event - 18th March 2009
After 'How We Were Lost' was selected as one of the first titles to be promoted by the new Arts Council funded 'Exclusively Independent' initiative in December, the wonderful Legend Press invited me to take part in their first ever reading event at Hammersmith Library.'Word of Mouth' -
4th March 2009
I read my short story 'On the Island' as part of Nottingham Writers' Studio regular Reading Event at Nottingham’s Royal Centre.
The evening also included writing by Nigel Smith, Wayne Burrows, Richard Pilgrim, Ian Douglas and Michael Eaton.
December 2008 'Exclusively Independent'
Judges have chosen 'How We Were Lost' as one of the first titles to be featured in the new Exclusively Independent scheme.
'Exclusively Independent' is an Arts Council funded initiative aiming to bring independent publishers and bookshops together. Each of the selected novels will be freshly promoted across a range of independent bookshops, beginning initially in London.
3rd December 2008 - 'Word of Mouth'
I read my short story 'The Insect Room' at Nottingham Writers Studio's 'Word of Mouth' event at Nottingham's Royal Centre, on the 3rd December.
The evening also included work by Matt Hurst, Ian Charles Douglas, Roberta Dewa, Nigel Smith and David Sandhu.
October 2008 - Mslexia Review
How We Were Lost was featured as part of their Independent Press review, which focused on Flame Books, 'A dark, compelling novel . . . The language is seductive'. Thank you Mslexia!
I talked to Nottingham's Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem's resident reading group (the best book group in the world) about 'How We Were Lost'.
fictionfest's Guest Writer for July 2008
I'm lucky enough to be guest writer on John Holding's great, new fictionfest website, for July, featuring my short story'On the Island'.
May 2008 - 'Word of Mouth'
My short story 'School Run' was included in Nottingham Writers Studio's first 'Word of Mouth' reading event to take place at the Len Maynard suite at Nottingham's Royal Centre, where it was read by actress Emma Carlton.
August 2008 - Talking to the Trip to Jerusalem Reading Group
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