A detailed review of Under Fishbone Clouds in Transnational Literature, Volume Two, Issue Two:
“A large achievement: a clever and ironic, but at the same time deeply affecting novel about the way ordinary people bear the brunt of political and ideological movements far beyond their control; about what can, and cannot, survive the ravages of history.”
Dr Gillian Dooley
My research article on ‘Reclaiming the Past: Exploring the Role of Primary Sources in Creative Writing Research’ has been published in Writing in Practice: The Journal of Creative Writing Research. The article focuses on finding and using sources in the creation of narrative nonfiction and memoir, and how these can be reconciled with authorial anxieties […]
Last week I was up in Stratford-upon-Avon for a couple of days to attend #Britgrad2015 Shakespeare Conference. I had a fantastic time listening to some thought-provoking papers, and presenting my own – and to my great surprise I won the 2nd prize in the Liz Ketterer Award for best abstract! Part of the reason for […]
2 Sams for the price of 1!
I ran into myself in Charlotte Square, on the way to my reading with Sara Sheridan at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Wish I’d worn the same shirt again. That reminds me – must start working on that army of clones…