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Jeremy Taylor is a writer, editor and publisher who was born in
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and has lived and worked in
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...
in the Caribbean since 1971."In Brief: Review of ''Trinidad & Tobago: Photographs'' by Alex Smailes, with an introduction by Jeremy Taylor (Macmillan Caribbean
, 204 pp.)" in ''Caribbean Review of Books'', No. 10, November 2006. In 1991, he co-founded the publishing company Media and Editorial Projects Limited (MEP).


Biography

Taylor attended
King's Ely King's Ely (renamed from "The King's School" in March 2012),The School's Terms and Conditions and the Companies House registration would suggest that the School's legal name remains "The King's School, Ely" is a co-educational public school ...
. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the
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(1962–65), and then a Master of Arts and Diploma in Education from
Makerere University Makerere University, Kampala (; Mak) is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922. It became an independent national university in 1970. Today, Makerere University is composed of n ...
in
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(1966–67). In Trinidad, he taught at
Fatima College Fatima College is a government-assisted, Roman Catholic boys' secondary school in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. It was established in 1945 and had an enrollment of 895 students . The school was established and is run by the Holy Ghost Fath ...
before starting as a freelance journalist with several local international publications. He established his own publishing company Media and Editorial Projects Limited in 1991. For several years, Taylor was a regular Caribbean Correspondent for the
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and ''
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'' (London), a radio commentator at
Radio Trinidad Radio Trinidad was the oldest radio station in Trinidad and Tobago. It began broadcasting in 1947 at 11B Maraval Road in Port of Spain on the frequency 730 AM. Over the years, the station successfully hosted a wide variety of programmes inclu ...
and Radio 95.1FM in Trinidad, a writer and presenter at the now defunct AVM Television and Trinidad & Tobago Television (TTT),''Remembering TTT: A Personal View''
by Jai Parasram on ''TTT Pioneers'', January 2005. and a regular columnist for the ''
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'', ''
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'',Baksh, Vaneisa
"Going to Ground Again"
''Trinidad & Tobago Guardian'', 13 December 2008. ''Catholic News'', and ''Nealco News''. Canada-based journalist Jai Parasram, referring to Taylor's days as a regular newspaper and television critic, called Taylor "the number one television critic of the time". Additionally, Taylor contributed to a number of international print and radio organisations, including ''
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'' (London), ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' World Book Encyclopaedia'', the CBC (Toronto),
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(Washington), CANA (
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), and '' The New Internationalist''. In 1991, he co-founded Media and Editorial Projects Limited (MEP); he started its book imprint, Prospect Press, in 1994. He serves as Managing Director, and is either Editor or Consulting Editor on its publications. He also is a regular contributor to MEP's magazines: ''
Caribbean Review of Books ''The Caribbean Review of Books'', or ''CRB'', is a literary magazine based in Port of Spain, Trinidad, reviewing books of Caribbean interest—by Caribbean authors or about the Caribbean—and publishing original fiction, poetry, and other liter ...
'', ''
Caribbean Beat ''Caribbean Beat'', founded in 1992, is a bimonthly magazine, published in Port of Spain, Trinidad, covering the arts, culture and society of the Caribbean, with a focus on the region's English-speaking territories. It is distributed in-flight by C ...
'' and '' Discover Trinidad and Tobago''. His published books include ''Going to Ground: Journalism 1972–1992'', a collection of his essays, commentaries, radio pieces and reviews covering two decades. Taylor was the Founding Secretary of the Caribbean Publishers Network (CAPNET), from 2000 to 2002). He was among the founding members of the organising committee for the first Bocas LitFest, the Trinidad & Tobago literary festival, in April/May 2011.


Bibliography

* ''Masquerade: A Visitor's Guide to Trinidad & Tobago'' (1986, Macmillan). Second edition: ''Trinidad and Tobago: An Introduction and Guide'' (1991, Macmillan, ) * ''Trinidad and Tobago: A Souvenir in Pictures'' (1988, Macmillan) * ''BWIA’s Caribbean: A Guide to 28 Caribbean Countries'' (1988, British West Indies Airways, ) * ''Above and Beyond: A History of BWIA 1940–1990'' (1990, British West Indies Airways) * ''The Point Lisas Story'' (1991, Media & Editorial Projects) * ''Going to Ground: Journalism 1972–1992'' (1994, Prospect Press, ) * ''A Black & White Book'' (2003, Prospect Press) * Introduction, ''Trinidad & Tobago: Carnival Land Water People'' by Alex Smailes (2006, Macmillan, ) * Introduction, ''In the Public Eye'' by Joanne Kilgour Dowdy (2009, Commess University Press, )Iverson, Susan
"Book Review, In the Public Eye"
''Journal of International Women's Studies'', Vol. 12, issue 1, January/February 2011.


References


External links


Media & Editorial Projects Ltd (MEP)

Jeremy Taylor: Notes from Port of Spain
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