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Writing
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Me
and the Bear |
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I don’t have a fixed approach to writing; it’s
constantly evolving. I am always trying to push myself
to the edges of my thinking. I need to take risks, move
beyond what I feel comfortable with, and realise that
I don’t always know where my writing is going
to take me or what it’s going to turn into.
But there’s also a more structured, directed
part to my thinking, and this comes through in the extensive
research I do for my writing. I studied history and
literature before embarking on a freelance writing career.
I wrote a doctoral thesis at Oxford University on the
cult American author Djuna
Barnes, whose 1936 novel Nightwood is a
peculiar modern masterpiece.
For me, writing is about striking a balance
between instinct and intellect. It’s about being,
somehow, an animal with the capacity for language.
Curriculum Vitae
| Residencies
and Fellowships |
| 2007 |
Leverhulme Research Fellow |
| Summer 2007 |
Artist-in-Residence, The Gershwin Hotel, New York
City. |
| 2004 - 2005 |
Vera Douie Fellow, The Women’s Library,
London. |
| 2002 - 2003 |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Rothermere American
Institute,
University of Oxford |
| Higher Education
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| 1998 - 2002 |
University of Oxford |
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PhD: ‘Newspaper City: Djuna Barnes’s
New York Journalism’ |
| 1997 - 1998 |
University of Oxford |
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M.St. Women’s Studies, Distinction |
| 1993 - 1996 |
University College, London |
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History BA (hons), First Class |
| 1992 - 1993 |
Wimbledon School of Art |
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Diploma in Art and Design |
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