Jeremy Taylor (writer) explained

Birth Place:	England
Occupation:	Journalist, editor and publisher
Education:	King's Ely
Alma Mater:	University of Cambridge Makerere University
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

Taylor attended King's Ely. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Cambridge (1962–65), and then a Master of Arts and Diploma in Education from Makerere University in Uganda (1966–67).^[2] In Trinidad, he taught at Fatima College before starting as a freelance journalist with several local international publications.^[3] He established his own publishing company Media and Editorial Projects Limited in 1991.

For several years, Taylor was a regular Caribbean Correspondent for the BBC and The Times (London), a radio commentator at Radio Trinidad and Radio 95.1FM in Trinidad, a writer and presenter at the now defunct AVM Television and Trinidad & Tobago Television (TTT),^[4] and a regular columnist for the Trinidad and Tobago Express, Trinidad Guardian,^[5] 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".^[4]

Additionally, Taylor contributed to a number of international print and radio organisations, including The Observer (London), The Sunday Times, The New York Times,^[6] Encyclopædia Britannica,^[7] World Book Encyclopaedia, the CBC (Toronto), National Public Radio (Washington), CANA (Caribbean News Agency), and The New Internationalist.^[8]

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,^[9] and is either Editor or Consulting Editor on its publications. He also is a regular contributor to MEP's magazines: Caribbean Review of Books, Caribbean Beat and Discover Trinidad and Tobago.^[10] His published books include Going to Ground: Journalism 1972–1992, a collection of his essays, commentaries, radio pieces and reviews covering two decades.^[11]

Taylor was the Founding Secretary of the Caribbean Publishers Network (CAPNET), from 2000 to 2002).^[12] He was among the founding members of the organising committee for the first Bocas LitFest, the Trinidad & Tobago literary festival, in April/May 2011.^[13]

Bibliography

• Masquerade: A Visitor's Guide to Trinidad & Tobago (1986, Macmillan).^[14] Second edition: Trinidad and Tobago: An Introduction and Guide (1991, Macmillan,)^[15]
• 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)^{[16] [17]}
• Going to Ground: Journalism 1972–1992 (1994, Prospect Press,)^{[5] [18]}
• A Black & White Book (2003, Prospect Press)
• Introduction, Trinidad & Tobago: Carnival Land Water People by Alex Smailes (2006, Macmillan,)^[1]
• Introduction, In the Public Eye by Joanne Kilgour Dowdy (2009, Commess University Press,)^[19]

External links

• Media & Editorial Projects Ltd (MEP)
• Jeremy Taylor: Notes from Port of Spain

Notes and References

1. http://www.meppublishers.com/online/crb/past_issues/index.php?pid=3000&id=cb10-1-16 "In Brief: Review of Trinidad & Tobago: Photographs by Alex Smailes, with an introduction by Jeremy Taylor (Macmillan Caribbean
2. https://www.linkedin.com/pub/jeremy-taylor/17/7b1/589 Linkedin profile.
3. [Raymond Ramcharitar|Ramcharitar, Raymond]
4. http://tttpioneers.org/archives/17 Remembering TTT: A Personal View
5. Baksh, Vaneisa, "Going to Ground Again", Trinidad & Tobago Guardian, 13 December 2008.
6. Shaftel, David, "Letter from Trinidad: an Island Scorned", The New York Times, 18 May 2008.
7. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/605453/Trinidad-and-Tobago/54812/Additional-Reading Trinidad & Tobago: additional reading
8. Web site: Jeremy. Taylor. Drowning in petrodollars. New Internationalist. December 1980.
9. http://www.meppublishers.com/about/index.php?pid=5004 "About MEP: Our Staff"
10. Web site: Jeremy Taylor on 20+ years of MEP & more. Caroline. Taylor. MEP Publisher. Media & Editorial Projects Ltd. 24 April 2012.
11. Web site: Going to Ground (Jeremy Taylor). Media & Editorial Projects Ltd . MEP Publishers. 6 February 2023.
12. http://www.bellagiopublishingnetwork.com/newsletter29/taylor.htm "Reclaiming our own voices: The Caribbean Publishers Network stages the first international conference on Caribbean publishing"
13. Web site: About the Bocas LitFest . 30 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110501234124/http://www.bocaslitfest.com/about.html . 1 May 2011 . dead .
14. http://www.pancaribbean.com/banyan/archivedatabase.htm Programme 8, Gayelle TV Series One
15. https://openlibrary.org/b/OL10550735M/Trinidad_and_Tobago_an_Introduction_and_Guide_%28Caribbean_Guides%29"Trinidad and Tobago an Introduction and Guide (Caribbean Guides)"
16. Renwick, David, "The Real Hallmark of Industrialisation", Trinidad & Tobago Express Business Magazine, 15 February 2011.
17. http://www.plipdeco.com/main/uploads/files/ptlisasstory.pdf The Point Lisas Story
18. Adam, Mary, "Review: Going to Ground by Jeremy Taylor", Folio Books, 4 March 1997.
19. Iverson, Susan, "Book Review| In the Public Eye", Journal of International Women's Studies, Vol. 12, issue 1, January/February 2011.