I am a devotee of language; language that speaks through you, through me – through all of us. Helping you bring your writing into being is my passion – your writing is a gift to the world, and your voice deepens the world's timbre, enriching and improving it. Writing is permanent; it leaves its mark on the skin of the universe.
I've always loved reading and writing. Below is a bit about my qualifications, interests and other activities.
Simon J. Tilbury - Qualifications
2018 (graduated) – PhD in English Literature – University of Cambridge (Darwin College) ‘The Dancer Walking The Ruins: Laura Riding and Dialectical Thought’
2017 – Proofreading & Copy-Editing Diploma – Chapterhouse Publishing
1993 – MA (1st class) in Modern English Studies – Queen Mary & Westfield, University of London: ‘Literature, Culture, Modernity’
1991 – BA (1st class) in ‘English and Film Studies’ – Polytechnic of North London
Relevant Experience
2011-2017 – Music Promoter & Musician – Creation, management and promotion of regular live music performance events in Brighton:
Soliciting & copy-editing performers' information – creation of concise, entertaining and impactful promotional copy;
Designing online and paper marketing campaigns via social media, photoshop and print media – follow-up reviewing and response via social media and online;
Onstage hosting and performance of original musical content – poetry performance
High-quality digital photography using SLR camera.
Ongoing – Various Poetry & Writing Projects – I am an arts and culture reviewer for Brighton's BN1 magazine, I co-edited the small press poetry anthology Involution while in Cambridge. I have advised numerous writers informally on their work in poetry, fiction and non-fiction and have assisted in several translations of poetry and dramatic texts.
More About Me
I have always been fascinated by the written word, the spoken word, the singing word, and from an early age I began crafting my own dimension of the word. I was drawn to songwriting and poetry almost immediately, and have stayed there all my life. I record and perform as murnau in silver –
I am currently compiling my debut poetry collection. My interests lie in modernist & experimental realms, as my PhD on Laura Riding shows. For examples of my work click on the thumbnails below –
I am a keen cinephile, lover of silent & early sound cinema (German 20s & 30s especially) along with far too much sci-fi, genre and superhero stuff for my own good. I blog about film, art and culture here –
Photography is another interest. My tastes and techniques are scattershot and instinctive. I use a Canon EOS Rebel T1i as well as my camera-phone. I use little in the way of special effects, but do enjoy experimenting with filters, inversion and B&W effects. See 'Other Services' page for gig & event shots. Here's my instagram feed –
