Marketing Services

Jon has had extensive experience in the marketing field, initially for Waterstone’s bookshops, promoting the Waterstone’s brand and linked author events in the Manchester area and across North of England. In 2002, Jon was co-director of Dead on Deansgate, Britain’s largest festival of crime writing. In 2003 Jon underwent media & PR training at Harrison Cowley in London.

Jon has been a member of the Publications Committee of Commonword, the Manchester-based writer’s collective, advising on its future publications. In 2003 Jon was a judge for the Commonword/Crocus Books First Novel competition (www.commonword.org.uk).
The following year he was a judge for the prestigious Portico Prize, awarded to a book of outstanding merit set in or about the North West (www.theportico.org.uk).

In 2005 Jon was marketing consultant for the Manchester Poetry Festival. (www.manchesterpoetryfestival.co.uk).