Paul Taylor-McCartney
Paul Taylor-McCartney | |
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| Occupation | Writer; researcher; lecturer |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Leicester |
| Notable works | The Recollector and On Dystopian Fiction and Memory (PhD thesis); Sisters of the Pentacle; The Mirror Box |
| Website | |
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Paul Taylor-McCartney is a British writer, researcher and lecturer whose work spans dystopian literature, memory and identity, and initial teacher education.
He has held roles in teacher education, including Head of Secondary Teacher Education at the University of Warwick.[1] He has also written on teacher education, including a co-authored BERA blog post and an evaluation report on postgraduate teaching apprenticeships.[2]
Early life and education
He completed a PhD in English (Creative Writing) at the University of Leicester with the thesis The Recollector and On Dystopian Fiction and Memory (2022).[3]
Career and research
Taylor-McCartney’s scholarly and creative work examines dystopian fiction, memory and identity. His peer-reviewed article “Hideous Progeny” in NAWE’s Writing in Practice explores how failures of science and technology inform dystopian texts, with reference to his own creative work The Recollector.[4]
He has also written on teacher education, including a co-authored BERA blog post “Interrogating the notion of the seaside idyll in the context of initial teacher training” (2021), which reflects on an ITT expansion pilot in coastal schools,[5] and an evaluation report on postgraduate teaching apprenticeships for the OneCornwall Teaching School Hub (2025).[2]
Publications
Books
- Taylor-McCartney, Paul (2022). Sisters of the Pentacle. Hermitage Press. ISBN 978-1-7398568-1-6. Retrieved 15 October 2025. Search this book on
- Taylor-McCartney, Paul (2023). The Mirror Box. Hermitage Press. ISBN 979-8267241748. Search this book on
Selected short fiction & poetry
- Taylor-McCartney, Paul (February 2021). "Sergius". The Crank. No. 2. pp. 11–12. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- Taylor-McCartney, Paul (Fall 2018). "The Handkerchief". Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
Academic and professional writing
- Taylor-McCartney, Paul (2021). "16 – Hideous Progeny". Writing in Practice. 7. Retrieved 15 October 2025 – via NAWE.
- Parfitt, Anne; Taylor-McCartney, Paul (18 May 2021). "Interrogating the notion of the seaside idyll in the context of initial teacher training". BERA Blog. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- Taylor-McCartney, Paul (June 2025). Employment-based routes into teaching: A Review of PGTAs in Cornwall. OneCornwall Teaching School Hub (Report). Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- Taylor-McCartney, Paul (2022). The Recollector and On Dystopian Fiction and Memory (PhD thesis). University of Leicester. doi:10.25392/leicester.data.21324315.v1. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
Library catalogues
- Entries for Taylor-McCartney’s works are listed in the British Library catalogue (including Sisters of the Pentacle and The Mirror Box).[6]
References
- ↑ A Conversation with Paul Taylor-McCartney – Head of Secondary Teacher Education. University of Warwick, Centre for Professional Education. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2025 – via YouTube.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Employment-based routes into teaching: A Review of PGTAs in Cornwall". OneCornwall Teaching School Hub. 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ↑ Taylor-McCartney, Paul (2022). "The Recollector and On Dystopian Fiction and Memory". University of Leicester Figshare. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ↑ Taylor-McCartney, Paul (2021). "16 – Hideous Progeny". Writing in Practice. 7. Retrieved 15 October 2025 – via NAWE.
- ↑ Parfitt, Anne; Taylor-McCartney, Paul (18 May 2021). "Interrogating the notion of the seaside idyll in the context of initial teacher training". BERA Blog. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ↑ "British Library catalogue — search results for "Paul Taylor-McCartney"". British Library Explore. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
External links
- Official website
- "Society of Authors – Paul Taylor-McCartney (member profile)". Society of Authors. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- "Sisters of the Pentacle (Hermitage Press)". Hermitage Press. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
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