If you are looking for a poet (playwright or novelist) for your school, festival or residency, the following list may help.

I am a:

- Poet, novelist, playwright.
- Member of NAWE and Academi
- Writer for children.
- NATE consultant for creative writing, AEA critical theory, A-level Literature.
- Director of youth theatre.
- KS3 resources writer OUP Rollercoasters, KS3-4 resources writer Classical comics (Jane Eyre), KS5 resources writer Hodder living literature.
- Series editor for Harper Collins KS3 resources.

- A-level examiner for AQA and WJEC. (Modern novel, poetry, drama)

- Creative writing workshops KS2-KS5;

- Youth and adult drama workshops, including workshops on Teaching King Arthur, Schooldays, Sport (including the 2012 Olympic Games), the Holocaust, Bristol and the Slave Trade, etc. (you can see workshop papers on the above, here);

- A-level Media (see articles in Media Magazine)

I am the:

- Author of the schooldays novel River Deep Mountain High
- Poet in residence of Bristol City Football Club

- ‘Bard of Boudicca’

- ‘Bard of Arthur’

For my expert, informative (and invariably flattering) views on my own poetry, and other issues, visit my blog!

The release of my novel, with my wife and daughter (Photo copyright Adam Smyth)