Career
The submission process is unique in that there is no restriction on theme, form or length of each piece, and the choice of selection for publication is made on the basis of the emergent themes within the pool of work each year. This allows the anthology to develop organically, with the intention of capturing what could be termed the poetic Zeitgeist. Maynard"s earlier writing career was as a playwright, writing on the London Fringe at theatres such as The White Bear, Etcetera, Pentameters, and Barons Court.
His plays were reviewed in Time Out, What"s On, The Stage, Ham and High, and The Morning Star.
Actors performing in his plays have includes Fiona Wellburn, Rebecca Cardinale, Johnny Harris, Peter Attard, Joanna Robinson-Holden and Robin Ince. 2011: The Poetic Bond - Various Poets.
Willowdown Books 2012: The Poetic Bond II - Various Poets Willowdown Books 2012: The Watcher From The Beacon - Peter Alan Soron Willowdown Books 2013: The Poetic Bond III - Various Poets. Willowdown Books 2014: The Poetic Bond IV - Various Poets Willowdown Books 2015: The Poetic Bond V - Various Poets Willowdown Books 2010: Glass.
Willowdown Books 2010: From Pillow To Post.
Willowdown Books 2012: Four Truths - a collections of one act plays. Willowdown Books.
