John is a monthly feature writer for Psychic News, the world's oldest and best-selling magazine on the paranormal. He's also a regular contributor to Suffolk and Norfolk Life where he's interviewed celebrities and written about East Anglian folklore.
John's first publication was a study of Roman Lincoln in 1991. This quickly became a best seller in Lincolnshire and was later made into a BBC radio documentary - he acted as the co-presenter. Later publications included studies of Roman York, Victorian murders and Oliver Cromwell. One of John's books - Oliver Cromwell and the Battle of Gainsborough - is housed in the White House library, Washington. It was sent to the library by the publisher (along with two other English Civil War publications) in 1992. John's latest book - Britain's Haunted Heritage - was published in by JMD Media in November 2019. Here is a link to the publisher's page - www.jmdmedia.co.uk/pages/john-west
John's two new titles, Britain's Ghostly Heritage and The Battle of Gainsborough were published by JMD Media in April 2022. Britain's Haunted Heritage was also reissued with a new cover designed by Jason Figgis.
John has also written numerous magazine articles on subjects ranging from Dick Turpin to female singers in Suffolk. Magazines featuring John's work include Lets Talk, Valued History, Take a Break - Fate and Fortune, Lincolnshire Home and Garden, The Voice, Lincolnshire Past and Present, Cromwelliana, Grapevine, Eternal Spirit, Spirituality Matters, Saxmundham News, Messingham Village Magazine and Universal.
Psychic News: An online version of John's article on a haunted London church can be read here www.psychicnews.org.uk/articles/Jimmy-Garlick-haunted-church-mummy-John-West
Psychic News: An online version of John's article on haunted royal homes can be read here www.psychicnews.org.uk/articles/Haunted-royal-homes-John-West
Universal Magazine: An online version of John's interview with Phyllis Walsh, author, can be found by clicking on the link and moving forward to page 28 issuu.com/universal-magazine/docs/um-issue-dec-2014-v5
John's first publication was a study of Roman Lincoln in 1991. This quickly became a best seller in Lincolnshire and was later made into a BBC radio documentary - he acted as the co-presenter. Later publications included studies of Roman York, Victorian murders and Oliver Cromwell. One of John's books - Oliver Cromwell and the Battle of Gainsborough - is housed in the White House library, Washington. It was sent to the library by the publisher (along with two other English Civil War publications) in 1992. John's latest book - Britain's Haunted Heritage - was published in by JMD Media in November 2019. Here is a link to the publisher's page - www.jmdmedia.co.uk/pages/john-west
John's two new titles, Britain's Ghostly Heritage and The Battle of Gainsborough were published by JMD Media in April 2022. Britain's Haunted Heritage was also reissued with a new cover designed by Jason Figgis.
John has also written numerous magazine articles on subjects ranging from Dick Turpin to female singers in Suffolk. Magazines featuring John's work include Lets Talk, Valued History, Take a Break - Fate and Fortune, Lincolnshire Home and Garden, The Voice, Lincolnshire Past and Present, Cromwelliana, Grapevine, Eternal Spirit, Spirituality Matters, Saxmundham News, Messingham Village Magazine and Universal.
Psychic News: An online version of John's article on a haunted London church can be read here www.psychicnews.org.uk/articles/Jimmy-Garlick-haunted-church-mummy-John-West
Psychic News: An online version of John's article on haunted royal homes can be read here www.psychicnews.org.uk/articles/Haunted-royal-homes-John-West
Universal Magazine: An online version of John's interview with Phyllis Walsh, author, can be found by clicking on the link and moving forward to page 28 issuu.com/universal-magazine/docs/um-issue-dec-2014-v5