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This is the official site for writer Miles Salter.Miles is a freelance journalist and workshop leader. He is also Chairman of York Literature Festival Voluntary Group.

In January 2010, Miles' novel 'A Song For Nicky Moon' was longlisted for The Times / Chicken House children's novel competition.

The site contains details of Miles' work as a freelance journalist, copy writer, poet, storyteller and creative writing tutor. His freelance journalism has appeared in The Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Yorkshire Post, Northern Echo, The Big Issue In The North, Third Way, Church Times, The Grocer, Socialist Worker, Collect It ! and others. He has also conducted research and interview work for BBC Radio 4.

Miles' poetry has been widely printed in magazines like Aesthetica, Beautiful Scruffiness, Current Accounts, Dreamcatcher, Obsessed With Pipework, Orbis, South Bank Poetry and more.

Photo courtesy Rob Scott/ Discerning Images

Miles interviews Sunderland AFC Chairman Niall Quinn at the Stadium of Light, May 2008.

Recent credits have included :

Organising the 2008, 2009 and 2010 York Literature Festival.
Conducting research and performance work for Chrysalis Arts in North Yorkshire (March - August 2009)
Hosting poetry and music nights in York (2009 - 2011)
Writing features for Grand Central Trains Magazine.
Working as writing tutor for the Hull Children's Book Awards.
Winning first prize in the 2008 Slipstream Poets Competition.
Presenting "More Raw" for BBC Radio York (2 shows in March 2008)
Writing and presenting 'Next Week's News' for BBC Radio York. (2008, 2009)
Writing for The Talk magazine - news, reviews and features.
Contributing writer, the Northern Echo.
Helping to lead media workshops for teenagers in York, August 2008.

Miles also provides writing workshops to schools in Yorkshire. One comment from a school in York was :

"The children were so inspired they didn't want to put their pens down."

On this site, you can find links that will provide examples of some of Miles' published work. Just click on the menu bar to the left.

Recent Articles

Commissioned piece on Eurovision for BBC Radio York (May 2011)

Feature on Literature Festivals for Arts Industry Magazine (June 2011)

Feature on musician Paul Liddell for Northern Echo (May 2011)

Obituary on York poet Pete Morgan for The Guardian (July 2010)

Various reviews for York Press : 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Feature on then new film version of "Brideshead Revisited" for "Beyond York" Magazine, October 2008.

Feature on the Swinegate are of York for "Beyond York" Magazine, October 2008.

Feature on the singer Eddi Reader in the Northern Echo, Thursday 2nd October 2008.

Feature, "Is The X Factor bad for music ?" for the Northern Echo, September 12th 2008.

Feature about Beth Rowley and Gospel Music for the Church Times, August 25th 2008.

Interview with Niall Quinn for Grand Central Trains Magazine. (July 2008.)

Feature on Bruce Springsteen's "Born To Run" for The Talk (May 2008 issue)

Interview with James Naughtie for BBC Ariel Magazine. (March 2008)

Feature on Van Morrison in The Northern Echo. (November 22nd 2007)

"The Day The Music Died" - Reflections on changes in the music industry - The Talk (November 2007)

Interview with Joan Jett in The Northern Echo (November 2007)

Interview with Jeremy Bowen in BBC's 'Ariel' (October 2007)

Feature on The Nicoles for York's The Talk Magazine. (September 2007)

Interview with Julie Nicholson in Third Way magazine. (July 2007)

Feature on The Orange Lights in The Northern Echo (July 5th 2007).

Miles Salter, Freelance Writer / Reflectable Ltd 2012

Miles Salter is a freelance journalist, poet and creative writing tutor. He lives in York, UK.