Trevor Maynard
| Trevor Maynard | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 11, 1963 Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK |
| 💼 Occupation | Writer |
| 📆 Years active | 1986–present |
Trevor Maynard is a poet, playwright and editor. After an earlier career as a playwright, he current works as the managing editor of "The Poetic Bond"[1] an annual anthology of international poetry garnered from new media, social, and professional networking. Maynard is a member of The Poetry Society, a former executive member of The Writers' Guild of Great Britain, and former treasurer of the Theatre Writers' Union.
His early writing career was as a playwright, studying Theatre Studies and Drama at Royal Holloway College before going on to write and direct on the London Fringe at theatres such as The White Bear, Etcetera, Pentameters, and Barons Court. His plays were reviewed in Time Out, [2] What's On,[3] The Stage, Ham and High,[4], and The Morning Star,[5]
Actors performing in his plays have include Fiona Wellburn (The Lenny Henry Show) as "Jen" and Johnny Harris (Jawbone), (Fortitude), (This Is England '86} as "Ben" in "En Vacances" ,[6] [7] Peter Attard (To Sir With Love) in "The Final Curtain", Joanna Robinson-Holden[8] in "From Pillow to Post", Robin Ince (The Infinite Monkey Cage) in "Shadow Walker",[9], Rebecca Cardinale and Daren Jacobs (Brothers) in "Glass" [10][11]. and Paul Whelan, Mike McKone, and Gillian Parry in "Dole Trilogy" [12]
His later career has been as a poet and editor. Since 2011 he has published the work of 170 poets from over 30 countries. In December 2018, the eighth volume in The Poetic Bond series was published, featuring 125 poems from 72 poets.
In 2013, Maynard contributed two poems to Men in the Company of Women [13], and was also published in Aesthetica Magazine. In 2016, he edited and published Echoes In The Earth by award winning Indian poet Pushpita Awasthi[14]
Books[edit]
Poetry[edit]
- 2015: Grey Sun Dark Moon. UK: Willowdown Books. 15 September 2015. ISBN 978-1517095253. Search this book on
- 2012: Keep on Keepin' On. UK: Willowdown Books. 28 November 2012. ISBN 978-1480052499. Search this book on
- 2009: Love, Death, and The War on Terror. UK: Lulu.com. 20 July 2010. ISBN 9781445206622. Search this book on
Plays[edit]
- 2010: GLASS. UK: Willowdown Books. 16 October 2011. ISBN 9781445233239. Search this book on
- 2010: From Pillow to Post. UK: Lulu.com. 24 August 2010. ISBN 978-0955851414. Search this book on
- 2012: Four Truths. UK: Willowdown Books. 19 October 2011. ISBN 978-1466453395. Search this book on
Editor[edit]
Poetry[edit]
- 2011: The Poetic Bond: An anthology of poetry complied through new media, professional and social networking. Editor. US/UK: Willowdown Books via CreateSpace. 1 November 2011. ISBN 978-1466498419. Search this book on
- 2012: The Poetic Bond II. Editor. US/UK: Willowdown Books via CreateSpace. 6 November 2012. ISBN 978-1480209732. Search this book on
- 2013: The Poetic Bond III. Editor. US/UK: Willowdown Books via CreateSpace. 23 September 2013. ISBN 978-1492384199. Search this book on
- 2014: The Poetic Bond IV. Editor. US/UK: Willowdown Books via CreateSpace. 14 November 2014. ISBN 978-1503034525. Search this book on
- 2015: The Poetic Bond V. Editor. US/UK: Willowdown Books via CreateSpace. 21 October 2015. ISBN 978-1517783808. Search this book on
- 2016: The Poetic Bond VI. Editor. US/UK: Willowdown Books via CreateSpace. 6 November 2016. ISBN 978-1539334682. Search this book on
- 2017: The Poetic Bond VII. Editor. US/UK: Willowdown Books via CreateSpace. 13 December 2017. ISBN 978-1978098039. Search this book on
- 2018: The Poetic Bond VIII. Editor. US/UK: Willowdown Books via CreateSpace. 2 December 2018. ISBN 978-1729531778. Search this book on
Short Stories[edit]
- 2017: Life Dances. Editor. US/UK: Willowdown Books via CreateSpace. 2 August 2017. ISBN 978-1727650686. Search this book on
- 2018: Our World Your Place. Editor. US/UK: Willowdown Books via CreateSpace. 2 October 2018. ISBN 978-1727650686. Search this book on
References[edit]
- ↑ http://www.thepoeticbond.com
- ↑ Minter, Tinch (23 August 1990). ""Shadow Walker"". Reviews. The Stage.
- ↑ Marmion, Patrick (20 October 1993). ""Signing On"". "Reviews". What's On.
- ↑ Cook, Mark (22 October 1993). ""Doomed to the dole,in triplicate"". "Reviews". Ham & High.
- ↑ Goldstein, Adam (1 May 1998). ""... What is takes to be great theatre"". "Arts". The Morning Star.
- ↑ Nelson, Paul (20 August 1999). ""Sex is the common denominator"". "Reviews". The Borough News.
- ↑ Godfrey-Faussett, Charles (18 August 1999). ""... En Vacances"". "Reviews". Time Out.
- ↑ http://theatricalia.com/play/ab3/from-pillow-to-post/production/n2k
- ↑ Minter, Tinch (23 August 1990). ""Shadow Walker"". Reviews. The Stage.
- ↑ Nelson, Paul (1 May 1998). ""Through a Glass Darkly"". Reviews. The Borough News.
- ↑ McPherson, Douglas (29 April 1998). ""Glass"". Reviews. What's On.
- ↑ Rose, Helen (25 August 1993). ""Dole Trilogy"". Reviews. Time Out.
- ↑ http://edgarallanpoet.com/Trevor_Maynard.htm
- ↑ http://www.fcci.nl/trustees/196-prof-pushpita-awathi
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