Nathan Parker is an independent author and spoken artist from Blackpool. Proud of his northern roots, Nathan is a keen champion of northern voices, committed to enabling people of all ages to engage with words, stories and conversations. He\u00a0has a background in Youth Work, having worked in the community, schools, colleges and hostels in Blackpool and the North-West for over 13 years. His vision is to combine youth work values and approaches with the topic of literacy to engage and motivate people to access reading, writing and storytelling, removing barriers and enabling confidence.<\/p>\n
Nathan is proud of his northern roots and a keen champion of northern voices, committed to enabling people of all ages to engage with words, stories and conversations. He has a background in Youth Work, having worked in the community, schools, colleges and hostels in Blackpool and the North West for over 13 years. His vision is to combine youth work values and approaches with the topic of literacy to engage and motivate people to access reading, writing and storytelling, removing barriers and enabling confidence. When not inspiring the youth of today, you can catch Nathan performing his free verse and poetry all over the place, hitting the stage in Manchester, Blackpool and the surroundsing areas on a regular basis. Failing that, you\u2019ll find him burrowed in his laptop creating his next fictional novel, commissioned poem or reflective piece about life\u2019s struggles and surprises. Due to both his professional experience and his own personal struggles, Nathan is also a keen mental health advocate and speaks openly and honestly about life as a male with depression. Nathan is currently an ambassador for young men\u2019s mental heath charity, Elliot\u2019s Place<\/strong>, in Blackpool.<\/p>\n He’s written three books in his Granville Series, the first, The Disappearance of Timothy Dawson<\/em>, being released on 20 April 2018. The first two books have been shortlisted for Lancashire Book of the Year Award in 2019 and 2021 respectively, making him the first ever self-published author to make the shortlist.<\/p>\n
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