Publications

I write poetry and across genres in fiction and non-fiction, I am also an academic researcher! Here are selected published works from books to poetry, short fiction to academic journal articles, plays to magazine pieces.

  • Bailey, J. & England, D. (2014) Lancashire Folk Tales. Stroud: The History Press.

    Plays

    All written for The Didsbury Players Amateur Dramatic Society.

    Forte! and Stars in Their Eyes - two short plays performed in 2013. I also directed Forte!

    Robin Hood: Prince of Chorlton Ees - a pantomime performed in 2011 (full book available on request).

  • Selected Poetry:

    ‘Boar Mother’ in Under the Radar (Nine Arches Press)

    Matilda’ in Stirred Poetry.

    'Polar Bear Hunting' and 'The Owl and The Raven: An Inuit Legend' in Loose Muse Spring 2014 Anthology

    'How to say I love you in an age of technological indifference' and 'Olympian' in blankpages 46, (Blank Media Collective, 2012)

    'Epitaph' a sequence poem in Electric Sky Anthology (Bad Language Manchester, 2011),

    'Leaves' and 'Closure' in Best of Manchester Poets volumes 1 and 3 (Puppywolf, 2010 & 2013).

    Short Stories

    The Beast' in Monsters edited by Sarah Grace Logan (2013).

    'Veins that carried blood and water', first prize for Manchester Climate Monthly short story competition, 2013.

  • Academic articles and magazine pieces.

    Magazines

    I have written for Writing in Education (National Association for Writers in Education newsletter), Starburst Magazine, Ethical Consumer, Corporate Watch, and the RSPB.

    Academic Pieces

    As well as presenting my research at national and international conferences, I also co-authored a piece in Tizard Learning Disability Review: Commentary on “Multisensory rooms: essential characteristics and barriers to effective practice” and co-wrote a report on academic library use pre- and post- the Covid-19 lockdowns: Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on University Campus Oldham (UCO) students’ use of the UCO Learning Resource Centre.