Creative writing

James has published two novels, The Wrong Story and Happy Family, a travelogue of his journey through Central America, a children’s story, a monthly column for The Gudgeon and many short stories and flash fiction.

Check out all of James’s published work.

Associations

James is on the Needlewriters committee and is a member of the Society of Authors and the International Flann O’Brien Society (IFOBS). He has a Master’s in creative writing, is part of the Unruly Writers’ group and is a founder member of the Cherwell and Avon Book Group.

He was a contributor to the BBC’s Writer’s Room, a submissions reader for Felicity Bryan Associates literary agency and a regular presenter of book reviews for Frome FM’s On-Air Book Group. He is proud to have been a contributor to Carers UK‘s creative writing campaigns and was an ambassador for Shooting Star, a children’s hospice charity caring for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions. 

Workshops and courses

Under the banner, Creative Writing Inspirations, James designs and delivers writing courses and workshops, including Getting started, Keeping going, Putting it out there, Editors and editing and Crowdfunding: a new paradigm. His most recent workshop was held in association with the wonderful Wilderness Wood.

Content design

James also designs content for public sector and not-for-profit organisations. At the moment he is working on guidance and notifications for the Scottish Social Security Directorate. Past projects include designing the content for  Be.Broxbourne leisure centres, the Borough of Broxbourne Council, Sussex Yacht Club and the UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services (UKVCAS).

Read about James’s content design work on his LinkedIn page.

Elsewhere

James lives in Sussex but you can also find him at Goodreads, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

Photograph by Mike Ellis of Thameside Media.