This is a non-exhaustive list of failed applications and proposals over the years.
Bid for Tender West Midlands Combined Authority (failed at application) 2023
Application for Senior Lectureship in English Language and Literature Aston University (failed at interview) 2022
Application for Associate Professorship in Language, Social Justice, and Education University of Birmingham (failed at interview) 2022
Application for Senior Lectureship in English Language University of Wolverhampton (failed at interview) 2020
Grant Bid Nuffield Foundation (failed at application) 2018
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Standard Grant bid as Co-Investigator (failed at panel stage) 2017
Grant Bid Sir Halley Stewart Trust (failed at application) 2017
Application for Senior Lectureship in English Language, University College London (failed at interview) 2016
British Academy Small Grant (failed at application) 2016
Grant Bid Sir Halley Stewart Trust (failed at application) 2016
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Early Career Fellowship (failed at application stage) 2015
Application for Lectureship in English Language, Cardiff University (failed at interview) 2015
Leverhulme Early Career Prize (failed at application) 2015
Application for Lectureship Open University (failed at interview) 2015
Secretary of Researching and Analysing Metaphor Association (lost election) 2015
Readership Promotion at Newman University (failed at interview) 2015
Application for Early-Career Lectureship in English Language, Cardiff University (failed at interview) 2015
Application for Lectureship Coventry University (failed at interview) 2013
Application for Lectureship Manchester Metropolitan University (failed at interview) 2013
Application for Lectureship University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus (failed at first interview) 2012
Application for Early-Career Lectureship University of Sheffield (failed at interview) 2012
Application for Lectureship Sheffield Hallam University (failed at interview) 2012
Application for PhD studentship Open University (failed at interview) 2007
Application for Assistant Language Teaching Position Altia, Fukuoka, Japan (failed at interview) 2004
Application for Support Staff Position Food for the Hungry, USA (deselected at week-long residential) 2003
Application for BA in English Creative Writing Northwestern University, Evanston, USA (failed at interview)1999
Grant Bid Nuffield Foundation (failed at outline stage) 2020
UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship (failed at application stage) December 2019
Grant Bid Leverhulme (failed at outline stage) 2019
Grant Bid Leverhulme (failed at outline stage) 2019
Grant Bid Nuffield Foundation (failed at application) 2018
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Standard Grant bid as Co-Investigator (failed at panel stage) 2017
Grant Bid Sir Halley Stewart Trust (failed at application) 2017
Application for Senior Lectureship in English Language, University College London (failed at interview) 2016
British Academy Small Grant (failed at application) 2016
Grant Bid Sir Halley Stewart Trust (failed at application) 2016
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Early Career Fellowship (failed at application stage) 2015
Application for Lectureship in English Language, Cardiff University (failed at interview) 2015
Leverhulme Early Career Prize (failed at application) 2015
Application for Lectureship Open University (failed at interview) 2015
Secretary of Researching and Analysing Metaphor Association (lost election) 2015
Readership Promotion at Newman University (failed at interview) 2015
Application for Early-Career Lectureship in English Language, Cardiff University (failed at interview) 2015
Application for Lectureship Coventry University (failed at interview) 2013
Application for Lectureship Manchester Metropolitan University (failed at interview) 2013
Application for Lectureship University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus (failed at first interview) 2012
Application for Early-Career Lectureship University of Sheffield (failed at interview) 2012
Application for Lectureship Sheffield Hallam University (failed at interview) 2012
Application for PhD studentship Open University (failed at interview) 2007
Application for Assistant Language Teaching Position Altia, Fukuoka, Japan (failed at interview) 2004
Application for Support Staff Position Food for the Hungry, USA (deselected at week-long residential) 2003
Application for BA in English Creative Writing Northwestern University, Evanston, USA (failed at interview)1999
NB Job applications only include those where I was invited to interview. Article and presentation rejections also not included.