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DeutschJeremy Taylor (writer)
Jeremy Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Born | England |
| Education | King's Ely |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge Makerere University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, editor and publisher |
| Known for | Co-founder of Media and Editorial Projects Limited (MEP) |
Jeremy Taylor is a writer, editor and publisher who was born in England and has lived and worked in Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean since 1971.[1] In 1991, he co-founded the publishing company Media and Editorial Projects Limited (MEP).
Biography
[edit]Taylor has contributed the BBC and The Times (London), Radio Trinidad and Radio 95.1FM in Trinidad, the now defunct AVM Television,Trinidad & Tobago Television (TTT),[2], the Trinidad and Tobago Express and Trinidad Guardian,[3]
Additionally, Taylor contributed to a number of international print and radio organisations, including The Observer (London), The Sunday Times, The New York Times,[4] Encyclopædia Britannica,[5] World Book Encyclopaedia, the CBC (Toronto), National Public Radio (Washington), CANA (Caribbean News Agency), and The New Internationalist.[6]
Taylor was the Founding Secretary of the Caribbean Publishers Network (CAPNET), from 2000 to 2002).[7] He was among the founding members of the organising committee for the first Bocas LitFest, the Trinidad & Tobago literary festival, in April/May 2011.[8]
Bibliography
[edit]- Masquerade: A Visitor's Guide to Trinidad & Tobago (1986, Macmillan).[9] Second edition: Trinidad and Tobago: An Introduction and Guide (1991, Macmillan, ISBN 978-0-333-55607-8)[10]
- Trinidad and Tobago: A Souvenir in Pictures (1988, Macmillan)
- BWIA’s Caribbean: A Guide to 28 Caribbean Countries (1988, British West Indies Airways, ISBN 978-976-8033-04-8)
- Above and Beyond: A History of BWIA 1940–1990 (1990, British West Indies Airways)
- The Point Lisas Story (1991, Media & Editorial Projects)[11][12]
- Going to Ground: Journalism 1972–1992 (1994, Prospect Press, ISBN 976-8052-08-2)[3][13]
- A Black & White Book (2003, Prospect Press)
- Introduction, Trinidad & Tobago: Carnival Land Water People by Alex Smailes (2006, Macmillan, ISBN 978-1-4050-0749-8)[1]
- Introduction, In the Public Eye by Joanne Kilgour Dowdy (2009, Commess University Press, ISBN 978-0-615-27720-2)[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "In Brief: Review of Trinidad & Tobago: Photographs by Alex Smailes, with an introduction by Jeremy Taylor (Macmillan Caribbean, ISBN 1-4050-0749-4, 204 pp.)" in Caribbean Review of Books, No. 10, November 2006.
- ^ Remembering TTT: A Personal View by Jai Parasram on TTT Pioneers, January 2005.
- ^ a b Baksh, Vaneisa, "Going to Ground Again", Trinidad & Tobago Guardian, 13 December 2008.
- ^ Shaftel, David, "Letter from Trinidad: an Island Scorned", The New York Times, 18 May 2008.
- ^ Trinidad & Tobago: additional reading. Encyclopædia Britannica online.
- ^ Taylor, Jeremy (December 1980). "Drowning in petrodollars". New Internationalist.
- ^ "Reclaiming our own voices: The Caribbean Publishers Network stages the first international conference on Caribbean publishing", BPN Newsletter (Bellagio Publishing Network), Issue No. 29, December 2001.
- ^ "About the Bocas LitFest". Archived from the original on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ Programme 8, Gayelle TV Series One, 24 February 1987.
- ^ "Trinidad and Tobago an Introduction and Guide (Caribbean Guides)", Open Library. Internet Archive.
- ^ Renwick, David, "The Real Hallmark of Industrialisation", Trinidad & Tobago Express Business Magazine, 15 February 2011.
- ^ The Point Lisas Story, the Point Lisas Port Development Company
- ^ Adam, Mary, "Review: Going to Ground by Jeremy Taylor", Folio Books, 4 March 1997.
- ^ Iverson, Susan, "Book Review| In the Public Eye", Journal of International Women's Studies, Vol. 12, issue 1, January/February 2011.