Jonathan Taylor
British writer
About Jonathan Taylor
Born 1973. Jonathan Taylor is a British.
Jonathan P Taylor (born 1973) is a British author, poet and lecturer.
Life
Taylor was born in 1973 in Stoke-on-Trent and educated at Trentham High School and Warwick University where he studied English Literature, later gaining a PhD from Loughborough University. He is currently a lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Leicester 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 Leicestershire with his wife, poet Maria Taylor, and their twin daughters. His 2024 collection Scablands and Other Stories was the winner of the 2025 Arnold Bennett book prize.
Works
Academic
Memoirs, Novels and Short Stories
Scablands and Other Sories. Salt. 2024.
Poetry
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British writer
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Jonathan Taylor was born in 1973.
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Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Jonathan Taylor (author)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jonathan Taylor. https://biography.guide/jonathan-taylor-1973/
MLA: "Jonathan Taylor." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/jonathan-taylor-1973/.
Chicago: "Jonathan Taylor." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/jonathan-taylor-1973/.
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