Graham is Senior Lecturer in English and Programme Leader for Combined Honours Creative Writing. He attended the School of English and American Studies at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. He completed his PhD at the University of Liverpool, under the supervision of Nick Davis, on Spenser’s Faerie Queene. Graham has taught for over 20 years in the Department of English at Chester on a range of courses in Renaissance, Shakespeare, and American literature.

Graham also teaches on the Creative Writing programme, delivering modules on Scriptwriting. He is interested in bringing writers and actors together to allow students to develop their creativity and produce plays and short films.