Personal profile

Research interests

I write poetry and fiction and I have experience of working in community settings on arts, health and wellbeing projects. I have worked with local authorities, NHS Health Boards, HM Prisons, charities and other organisations to provide writing interventions, creative research methods and models of co-production. I am currently working on the Stories on the Edge of Memory project, based in Butetown, Cardiff, working with community elders, developing technology to preserve narratives that are vulnerable to loss. I am also developing Companion Poems for people living with dementia and am part of the SPIN Dementia + Network working to develop dementia prevention strategies and practices. I am Principal Editor of Writing in Practice, the journal of creative writing research. I am interested in PhD applications in the areas of fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction and arts and health.

 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, Eva Shell: A Novel & Critical Commentary, Cardiff University

1 Sept 20023 Mar 2007

Award Date: 1 Jul 2007

Master, MA Creative Writing (Poetry), University of East Anglia

19992000

Award Date: 10 Jun 2001

Bachelor, BA Hons English, Aberystwyth University

19961999

Award Date: 1 Jul 1999

External positions

Director, Literature Wales, Literature Wales

8 Sept 20157 Jun 2021

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