University of Essex
Current Fellow(s)
Michael Mann
Michael Mann is an award-winning children’s author of magical middle-grade novels. His debut Ghostcloud (Hachette, 2021) was a Waterstones’ best…
Former Fellow(s)
Ruth Dugdall
Ruth Dugdall is an internationally published novelist and short-story writer. Her seven novels are inspired by her interest in the…
Louise Millar
Louise Millar is an acclaimed crime author. She has published four psychological thrillers in ten countries, and three short stories.…
Kate Worsley
Kate Worsley is an internationally published award-winning novelist and an experienced writing mentor and teacher, working mainly with writers of…
Gillian Richmond
Gillian Richmond is a television, stage and radio dramatist who grew up on army bases around the world. The Last…
Sue Teddern
Sue Teddern’s many radio dramas include Cooking in a Bedsitter, five series of soloparentpals.com, In Mates, Sad Girl and The…
Clare Pollard
Clare Pollard was born in Bolton in 1978. Her first collection of poetry The Heavy-Petting Zoo (Bloodaxe, 1998) was written…
Vincent McInerney
Vincent has written widely for radio. His output includes: an original play, The Serang, for Radio 4; two commissions for…
Anne Rooney
Anne Rooney writes fiction for children, and non-fiction for children and adults. She has published more than 150 books. She…
Martyn Waites
Martyn Waites was born and brought up in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Before becoming a writer he was an actor. He has…
Gillian McClure
Gillian McClure writes and illustrates for children aged three to seven years, specialising in high-quality picture books. Her first book…
Tobias Hill
Tobias Hill was born in London. His first collection of poetry, Year of the Dog, won an Eric Gregory award.…
Neil Rollinson
Neil Rollinson is a prize-winning poet and story writer. He is the recipient of a Cholmondeley award for poetry and…
Yvonne Coppard
Yvonne Coppard was a secondary-school teacher for some years and then a child-protection adviser, cramming her writing career into whatever…
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