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 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 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