John Maxwell
Liverpool Screen School
Faculty of Arts Professional and Social Studies
Email: J.P.Maxwell@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone: 0151 231 4850
JP Maxwell has run a newspaper kiosk, worked for a Californian software company and studied Russian language at the University of London. Now he writes books, makes films and lectures in Creative Writing and Digital Writing at Liverpool John Moores University.
With a passion for the more scandalous aspects of history that reveal truths about modern life, Maxwell started a vlog called @outandaboutwithmaxwell across social media platforms in 2022, taking us to the ghost buildings of Liverpool to reveal their hidden, often murky stories dredged from a time when it was the richest - and the poorest - city on Earth.
July 1st 2023 saw the launch of his debut novel WATER STREET, which details Liverpool's pivotal moment in 1863 during the American Civil War and how a secret battle was won and lost on its cobbled streets.
Languages
French
Spanish - Latin American
Russian
Degrees
2003, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, Masters
Academic appointments
Visiting Lecturer, Edge Hill University, 2015 - present
Programme Leader, SAE, 2014 - present
Visiting Lecturer, Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, 2013 - present
Senior Lecturer, Creative Writing, Liverpool John Moores University, 2006 - present
Highlighted publications
Maxwell J. 2023. Water Street Preface BK Fiction 9781739306236 Publisher Url Public Url
Books (authored)
Maxwell J. 2024. The Americans of Abercromby Square Hawksmoor Publishing. UK 978-1914066597 Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Maxwell J. 2023. Water Street by JP Maxwell cover Author Url
Maxwell J. 2023. Water Street Preface BK Fiction 9781739306236 Publisher Url Public Url
Maxwell JP, Grabham C. 2019. Ace of Spies 1 Babyface Books 9781793877079 Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Grabham C, Maxwell JP. 2017. 23rd Century A Technoir Tale Createspace Independent Publishing Platform 9781979041454 Public Url
Maxwell JP. AVANCA | CINEMA 2015 Avanca Film Festival. Avanca, Portugal 978-989-96858-6-4 Publisher Url
Other
Maxwell J, Young J. 2019. The Futurist Podcast Maxwell J. Author Url Publisher Url
Maxwell JP. The Be All & End All Film Author Url
Film
2018. Damascus
Maxwell JP. 2016. Violet City Public Url
Maxwell JP. 2010. The Be All & End All Public Url
2009. Northern Cowboys
Maxwell JP. 2007. Don't Worry About Me Publisher Url Public Url
Internet publication
Maxwell JP, jackson DA. 2015. The official Website for the film VIOLET CITY, directed by JP Maxwell and Written by DA Jackson Author Url Publisher Url
Conference publication
Maxwell JP. Edge Hill University Creative Animation Knowledge Exchange jukes A. Creative Animation Knowledge Exchange Author Url Publisher Url
Maxwell JP. Violet City - Into Moving Pictures Forthcoming, C21 Brighton Writes Author Url
Maxwell JP. DIGITAL, The Quiet Revolution in Filmmaking from Script to Screen. A case study called VIOLET CITY Avanca Cinema 2015, AVANCA | CINEMA 2015 International Conference Cinema – Art, Technology, Communication :28-35 Public Url
Performance
Maxwell JP, Grabham C. 23C Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Maxwell JP. The Be All and End All Author Url
Media Coverage:
The unveiling of the Frederick Douglass plaque 2024
David Morrissey talks about Don't Worry About Me at the 2009 BFI Times London Film Festival
The BFI Time London Film Festival - Don't Worry About Me
Variety magazine review of The Be All and End All
The Be All and End All review - Rotten Tomatoes
David Morrissey talks to Jason Solomons on Don't Worry About Me
Publisher's page for JP Maxwell
Feature in Liverpool Echo about Water Street by JP Maxwell
The Bookseller article on JP Maxwell's debut novel WATER STREET
THE AMERICANS OF ABERCROMBY SQUARE BOOK TRAILER #1
Mini doc for forthcoming book THE AMERICANS OF ABERCROMBY SQUARE
Write Dammit podcast guest spot
Amazon pages for Water Street and The Americans of Abercromby Square, multi-format books
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International, national and local coverage of Violet City film
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www.imdb.com
Red carpet Premiere - Don't Worry About Me
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Regular guest on BBC Radio Merseyside's Sean Styles Show, talking about my books and Liverpool history
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The Lexicon Podcast
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Writer JP Maxwell discusses Liverpool history at the locations with BBC Radio Merseyside's Sean Styles
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Public engagement:
Public talk or lecture, historical society, Keynote Speaker, Liverpool Athenaeum Club, Joining the Dots: The American Civil War, Lincoln Assassination & Liverpool, Keynote presentation to Liverpool Maritime Society, regarding my two recent novels connection with mid-19th century Liverpool., https://vimeo.com/1024935293/899f1dda90?ts=0&share=copy. 2024
Public talk or lecture, Local adults, invited speaker, See above, knowsley libraries; Huyton, Kirkby, Prescot, Halewood and Stockbridge Village, A series of presentations across the borough of Knowsley, In conjunction with Knowsley Libraries, this is an ongoing series of public presentations surrounding two historical thriller novels, https://www.cultureknowsley.co.uk/meet-the-author-events-at-knowsley-libraries/. 2023
Membership of professional bodies:
HEA, HEA.
Fellowships:
HEA, HEA.
Other Professional Activity:
In conversation with writer Ashleigh Nugent at the 2024 Writing on the Wall festival, https://writingonthewall.org.uk/myevents/turning-a-book-into-a-tv-series-ashleigh-nugent/.
Industrial connections:
Tubedale Films, Don't Worry About Me, The Be All & End All, http://www.tubedalefilms.net/home.html.