Heather Taylor is a Canadian writer & educator, whose writing has been published and performed throughout Europe & North America & she has been a host on Resonance FM & Sound Radio with guest slots on CKUA (Edmonton), CKUF (Victoria) & BBC London Radio. Her full collection horizon & back was published by Tall Lighthouse in October 2005.

She studied music, acting and writing in western Canada. After working on over 30 film and theatre productions both onstage and off, Heather began performing her own solo work in Vancouver and co-produced the multimedia showcase Skidrow Theatre with Silent Productions. In January 2002, Heather pulled up stakes and moved to London, England. Since arriving in the UK, she has been a featured performer at events/ venues including Borders, Poetry Café, Book Slam, RADA, Camberwell Arts Festival, Harrow Festival, Runnymede International Literature Festival, and Glastonbury. She has also performed at the Arnolfini Gallery (Bristol) and Guardian Newsroom as part of the Remember Saro-Wiwa project which will continue to tour through 2007. She is one of the founders of Practicum Theatre.

KEY SKILLS INCLUDE:

• Copywriting, design and editorial work for corporate and web based clients
• Journalism in the areas of general press, travel, health, beauty, fitness, lifestyle, reviews (books, CDs, live music, theatre), interviews, opinion pieces, B2B articles as well as product reviews/ information.
• Fiction and script writer
• Promotion/ producer of literary and theatre events