Her work is humble and reassuring, gentle and generous ...
-Patrick Neate, Whitbread Award-winning author of 12 Bar Blues

Heather Taylor maps an image-rich world with a voice that is fresh, tough & hard to ignore. This is strong, brazen writing that lives on & off the page.  
-Todd Swift

A glint-in-your eye-crack-me-up in the vein of Jan Arden meets Joni Mitchell.
-John Stiles, Writers on Writing

know your newlywed (Audiobook)
co-writer

• AUDIBLE Best of 2024 Romance Audiobooks - “Mary Mouser as Cleo and Tyler Posey as Javi are perfectly cast (this whole cast is perfect), and the immersive sound effects make you feel like you’re right there watching Cleo and Javi fall in love. I know it won’t be long until I give Know Your Newlywed another listen, just so I can experience this gem all over again.”

• AUDIBLE Editor’s Select - December 2024 - “From the moment I saw the cast of Know Your Newlywed by Heather Taylor and Hillary Nussbaum, produced by New York Times bestselling author Elena Armas, I knew it was going to be a great experience—and I was NOT wrong!”

• BOOKLIST Starred Review - “Listeners will find this audio original to be one of the most innovative and entertaining audiobooks of the year.”

• PODCAST: Save the Last Pod - 10 Things I Hate About You and Fake Dating!

• PODCAST: iHeart’s Arroe Collins Like It’s Live

• INTERVIEW: Know Your Newlywed on Forced Proximity

• REVIEW: AudioFile Magazine - “Mouser's upbeat, vibrant tone showcases Cleo's passion for the game while Posey's warm timbre adds a touch of vulnerability and humility to Javi's demeanor. A full ensemble along with several audio enhancements will make the listeners feel a part of Cleo and Javi's reality-TV romance.”

• REVIEW: Blue Mood Cafe - “Loved the story, am gaga over the narration & audio production, and just wanted to be Cleo and Javi’s friend. It’s a short story with a romance that completely swept me away.”

• REVIEW: Book Bruin - “This was a cute and quick listen. The setup was a lot of fun and I really enjoyed the full cast narration and sound effects…The romance is sweet (and fade to black) and I really liked their friend groups and families. Overall, an entertaining listen!”

• REVIEW: A Bookworm’s World - “An excellent presentation of an excellent and fun rom-com!  An easy 5 stars.”

• REVIEW: That Happy Reader - “Know Your Newlywed combines a sweet love story, gameshow excitement, and a stellar audiobook production to create something truly special.”

• REVIEW: The Honey Pop - “With a refreshing format and an immersive plot, Know Your Newlywed treats us to a delightful new rom-com and raises our standards for audiobook experiences!”

• REVIEW: Novel Gossip (via Goodreads - 4 stars) - “It was a true feel-good listen with humor, a cute plot, and fun characters. A great little escape for me!”

• REVIEW: Jeeves Reads Romance (4 stars) - “I loved the first half in particular, with Cleo and Javi feeling the sparks and connecting in such a quick, effortless way. I was smiling for sure….It was an absolute pleasure to listen to and reminded me of my favorite Cara Bastone audiobooks. All in all, it’s certainly worth a listen.”

• REVIEW: She Said Yes to Books (4 stars) - “This was one amazing audio production. And the story was truly adorable and so much fun to listen to.”

• BOOKISH GOBLIN: Most Anticipated New Book Releases December 10, 2024

• DEADLINE: Tyler Posey & Mary Mouser To Lead Rom-Com Audiobook ‘Know Your Newlywed’

• FIRST FOR WOMEN: Author Elena Armas Produces Romance Audiobook Starring Tyler Posey and Mary Mouser

• JEEVES READS ROMANCE: What’s on My TBR? 25 ARCs on My Kindle

• JEEVES READS ROMANCE: Teaser Thursday

• LIBBY LIFE: December 2024’s Biggest Books - “Laugh your way into the new year with a swoon-worthy, full-cast rom-com with a fake marriage to boot in Know Your Newlywed by Heather Taylor and Hillary Nussbaum”

• LIBRARY JOURNAL: Audiobooks Continue to Find New Listeners

• LIBRO.FM: Finding Love the Cleo and Javi Way playlist

• PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: Sound Off: What’s New in the Audio Market

PAY TO STAY (HORROR SHORT)
WRITER/ DIRECTOR

• Press: Heather Taylor on Crowdfunding for Pay to Stay and the Importance of Onscreen Diversity | NYWIFT

• Press: REWRITING AS A DIRECTOR: How to Tackle the 2nd Version of Your Film | Script Magazine

• Press: Crowdfunding for the Very First Time | The FilmmakeHers

Stitched (Horror Short)
Writer/ Director

• Award: Best Director & Best Cinematographer, MAC Underground Festival

• Award: Award of Excellence, Canada Shorts Festival

• Award: Best Dramatic Writing, Blackbird Film Festival

• Screening: Alameda International Film Festival | Alameda, California, USA

• Screening: MAC Underground Festival | Manaus, Brazil

• Screening: HorrorQuest | Georgia, USA

• Screening: Brooklyn Horror Film Festival | Brooklyn, NY, USA

• Screening: Upstate New York Horror Festival | Rochester, NY, USA

• Screening: Florida Horror Film Festival | Tampa, Florida, USA

• Screening: VideoDrunk | Toronto, ON, Canada

• Screening: Indieworks | Queens, NY, USA

• Screening: Shorts on Tap | London, England, UK

• Screening: New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival | Woodbridge Township, NJ, USA

• Screening: Calgary Horror Con | Calgary, AB, Canada

• Screening: Exit 6 Film Festival | Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK

• Screening: Lighthouse International Film Festival | Beach Haven, NJ, USA

• Screening: Horrible Imaginings Film Festival | San Diego, CA, USA

• Screening: Katra Film Series | Brooklyn, NY, USA

• Screening: Trenton Film Festival | Trenton, NY, USA

• Screening: Blackbird Film Festival | Cortland, NY, USA

• Screening: Winter Film Awards Indie Film Festival | New York, NY, USA

• Screening: 8th Annual Queens World Film Festival | Queens, NY, USA

• Screening: Tally Shorts Film Festival | Tallahassee, FL, USA

• Screening: Etheria Film Night - Short Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action, and Thrillers directed by women | Various, USA

• Screening: The Northwest Horrorshow | Vancouver, BC, USA

• Screening: Post Mortem | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes

• Screening: Final Girls Berlin Women in Horror Film Festival | Berlin, Germany

• Screening: Fantasturka Turkish Fantastic and Horror Film Festival | Ankara, Turkey

• Q&A: IndieWorks: Insider Series Year 4 | CongestedCat Productions

• Press: Stitched Tackles the Bond Between Sisters | Splats of Blood

• Press: 20 Cool Things seen at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival | Bloody Disgusting

• Press: Locals Only: Shorts by Brooklyn Filmmakers | Cinema Crazed

• Press: Queens World Festival Preview | FilmFest Salon

• Press: #CreateYourOwnWork: 5 Questions with Heather Taylor | Nicola Rose

The Last Thakur (Narrative Feature)
Writer

• Screening: London Film Festival Premiere | London, UK

• Screening: Dubai International Film Festival | Dubai, UAE

• Screening: Solothurn Film Festival | Solothurn, Switzerland

• Screening: Mumbai International Film Festival | Mumbai, India

• Screening: Munich Film Festival | Munich, Germany

• Screening: Granada Film Festival | Granada, Spain

• Screening: Durban International Film Festival | Durban, South Africa

• Screening: South Asian International Film Festival | New York, NY

• Screening: Films from the South | Oslo, Sweden

• Screening: Edmonton International Film Festival | Edmonton, AB, Canada

• Press: The Last Thakur, review | Review | Telegraph

When the Lights Went Out (Interactive Documentary)
Director

• Screening: Social Media Week | New York, NY

• Screening: New Media Day: Bushwick Film Festival | Lightspace Studios | Brooklyn, NY

The Last Job (Narrative Short)
Writer

• Screening: The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | France

• Screening: Canada International Film Festival | Vancouver, BC, Canada

• Screening: The Streaming Festival | Online

Raptured (New Media Sci-Fi Series)
Writer/ Director

• Screening: Big Screen, Little Screen | Hayden 5 Media | New York, NY

• Screening: Launch Party | The Driver | London, UK

• Screening: Braine Hownd Short Film Night | The Hideaway Bar | London, UK

• Screening: Feast on Film | Moors Bar | London, UK

• Screening: MCM Comic Con | ExCel Center | London, UK

• Festival: Social Media & New Media panel discussion | London Screenwriters Festival | London, UK

• Event: Discussion on creating a Sci-fi Web series | Transmedia London 5 | BAFTA | London, UK

• Press: New Web Series: Raptured | Listing | Slebisodes Web Series Guide

• Press: Raptured \ Episode 1.1 | Review | Thoroughly Good blog

• Press: Doomsday countdown, day three: The Amazing Criswell and the Denver goo | Preview |

• Press: TechfluffTV joins the launch of the online web series Raptured | Review | Techfluff.tv

• Press: Raptured Captured: the making of a web series | Podcast | Off the Wall Post

• Press: Best of YouTube Live | Video | Those Video Guys

Wild West Dream (Documentary Short)
Director

• Screening: Atlantic Film Festival | Halifax, NS, Canada

• Screening: Edmonton International Film Festival | Edmonton, AB, Canada

• Press: Heather Taylor returns to E-Town for EIFF | Interview | The Gateway

• Press: Hometown advantage | Interview | The Edmonton Journal

#TheDayItStarted (Narrative Short)
Writer/ Director

• Screening: The Filmshop Presents: Really Bad Ideas | The Knitting Factory | New York, NY

Home Baked Stories (New Media Doc Series)
Director

• Screening: Big Screen, Little Screen | Hayden 5 Media | New York, NY

Sounds of Us (Narrative Short)
Director

• Screening: Museum of Broken Relationships | Tristen Bates Theatre | London, UK

The Turner Plays: Overthrow the Dead & The Dying (Short Play)
Writer

• Review: The Turner Plays At Camden Fringe | Review | Londonist

Hostage/ Bleach/ Burn (Monologue Series)
Writer

• London Theatre Guide Review of Hostage/ Bleach/ Burn | Review | London Theatre Guide

• Metaroar review : Hostage/ Bleach/ Burn | Review | Metaroar

• Londonist Review: Hostage/ Bleach / Burn | Review | Londonist

Publication Reviews

• Accents on Words : Lewisham Library | Review | Edit Red

• Taylor-Made: Horizon & Back | Review | Personal blog

• Stand up for your Writes | Comment | Metro

• Writers on Writing: Heather Taylor | Interview |

• Wolf Review: She Never Talks of Strangers | Review | The Wolf, Issue 6

• Peak Review: Skidrow theatre | Review | The Peak

• FFWD: Theatre | Interview | FFWD Weekly

Other Festivals & Events featuring Heather Taylor: 

• Branding With Vine and Instagram | The 7th Chamber | New York, NY

• The Magic of Multiple Mediums: Transmedia Storytelling Across Platforms | YouSayToo at Blog World | New York, NY

• Interview skills for video making | Media Camp London 4 | London, UK

Articles & Press featuring Heather Taylor: 

• WGC Screenwriting Awards 2023 Finalists Announced | WGC

• A New Landscape: Filmmaking in the Post-Truth Era | Script Magazine

• SXSW Adventures | Blog | Imperica

• Witnessing Creation | Review | Thoroughly Good Blog

• How the riot recovery brought communities together | Article | Channel 4 news

• The London riots clean-up | Blog | JustGiving

• Online fundraising initiatives spring up in wake of riots | News | Civil Society

• Battersea community rallies together after riots near Clapham Junction | News |Wandsworth Guardian

• After Violence, Community Emerges… For Now | Blog | OneWorld

• Heroes in the tweets | Blog | Plugged In

• The revolution will be tweeted | Blog | Sam I Am

• BBC volunteer leads Clapham clean up | Blog | Ariel (BBC)

• Battersea businesses begin to assess riot damage | News | Wandsworth Guardian

• England riots from the scene | News | BBC

• Communities rally for riot clean-up | News | Channel 4

• Riot clean-up brings 400 volunteers to Clapham Junction | News | BBC

• London Riots: Social Media Mobilizes Riot Cleanup | Blog | Mashable

• Q&A: RiotRemedy founder, Heather Taylor, talks community management | Interview | Immediate Future

• Riots: The Big Cleanup | Interview | ITV’s Daybreak

• Wandsworth Civic Awards | Blog | Wandsworth Council

• London riots ‘unlikely’ heroes awarded | News | SW Londoner

• Six of the best are honoured as riot champions | News | This is London