University of Reading
Current Fellow(s)
Simon Barraclough
Simon Barraclough is a prize-winning working-class poet, editor and tutor whose first book, Los Alamos Mon Amour (Salt Publishing, 2008)…
Former Fellow(s)
Ele Fountain
Ele Fountain writes contemporary fiction with recurring themes of family, identity and hope. Her books explore subjects which infuse our…
Sara Taylor
Sara Taylor is a novelist and short-story writer whose work explores the social construction of identity, family, and sexuality. Their…
Becca Heddle
Becca Heddle is an award-winning writer of books for children. Mainly published in primary school reading schemes by Oxford University…
Shelley Harris
Shelley Harris is a South African-born novelist who emigrated to Britain as a child. She is interested in telling the…
Martin Symington
Martin Symington is a travel journalist and author. Born and brought up in Portugal, he has been based in Britain…
Morag Joss
Morag Joss began writing in 1996 when her first short story won an award in a national competition. Starting to…
Deborah Bosley
Deborah Walker’s writing career began in 1987 with The Rough Guide to California and The Rough Guide to San Francisco. An argument with…
Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson has published seven novels and a collection of short stories. Much of her writing has been influenced by…
Ann Schlee
Ann Schlee is a novelist whose work includes Ask Me No Questions (1976, and recently reprinted in paper back), The…
Mavis Cheek
Mavis Cheek was published by both Faber & Faber and Hutchinson in the UK and Europe. Starting in 1988, she…
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