The
Hizzard
Writer & director / Short film
The Hizzard
A cryptid enthusiast gets his moment on air. The less convincing his story becomes, the more people want to hear it.
Read about the filmThomas Wilkinson
Writing, editing and film.
Based in Kent.
I write stories, work with other people's writing and think about how an idea reaches its audience. Here is a selection of my film, publishing and editorial work.
Cover design & EPUB preparation
Kidnapped
A new cover and digital edition for Robert Louis Stevenson's adventure novel, with a linked contents page, glossary and notes.
See the editionWriting
The Death of the Midlist Novel
What happens to the quieter novel when publishing is looking for the next big hit?
Read the articleRewriting Myth with a Feminist Gaze
A report from the Edinburgh Women's Fiction Festival on who gets to tell a myth, and whose voice has been missing.
Read the articleResearch
Who gets to tell stories, and how do publishing and film shape the stories that reach an audience? Two longer pieces of research.
Decolonising Publishing
Interviews with independent publishers, four book case studies and a small reader survey examine the gap between representation and decision-making power.
Explore the dissertationBlack trauma and cultural representation
An essay on the commercial appeal of stories about Black suffering, the expectations placed on filmmakers and the room left for other kinds of Black lives on screen.
Explore the essayA bit about me
My interests sit between film and publishing. I enjoy finding the shape of a story: what it is saying, where it loses its way and which parts deserve more space.
I have completed an MSc in Publishing and hold a first-class degree in Film and Moving Image. I'm looking for opportunities in writing, editing and creative development.