James is treasurer of the Sussex-based Needlewriters co-operative and a member of the:
- Society of Authors
- International Flann O’Brien Society
- Oxford and London Unruly Writers’ groups
He studied critical and creative writing at Kellogg College, University of Oxford, where he earned an MSt with distinction. At the International Flann O’Brien Society conference in Prague, James presented his paper: Parallel Explorations of the Boundaries between Fiction and Real-life.
James is a regular speaker at literary events including the Bristol Literary Festival, Oxford University’s FH Pasby prize-giving and the Brighton Fringe. He was a submissions reader for Felicity Bryan Associates literary agency and a regular presenter on Frome FM’s On-Air Book Group.
James is proud to have contributed to Carers UK‘s creative writing campaigns and was a Shooting Star ambassador – a children’s hospice charity caring for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, where he also worked as a volunteer kitchen porter.
