john

With a background ranging from studying Russian at University College London to working for a Californian Software company and running a newspaper kiosk, JP Maxwell settled back in Liverpool in 2001 and now teaches Screenwriting and Digital Writing at Liverpool John Moores University. Although fictional, his writing directly links to an Irish and African family history in the port city and specifically Toxteth since the early 1800s. In addition to WATER STREET, due to be published by BK Fiction, and based upon Liverpool’s clandestine involvement in the American Civil War, he is writing a spy/crime novel CAMPER VAN WOMAN based upon his adventures in Eastern Europe and 1980s Toxteth. An award-winning filmmaker, JP has produced or directed 16 short films and 3 feature films since 1998, acclaimed at such festivals as Karlovy Vary, Rome, BFI London Film Festival and commercially distributed, including network broadcasts on BBC Television.