About Me

Qualifications:
MA, Teaching and Practice of Creative Writing, Cardiff University, 2010
BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing, Aberystwyth University, 2006
City & Guilds: Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector, 2009

Publications and Achievements:
Published:'Parthian'2012,'Buzz Magazine'2012,'The Pygmy Giant' 2011,'Cheval 4'2011,the White Leaf Review, 2008

Guest author: Shoreham Wordfest,2012
Longlisted, Cinnamon Press Poetry Collection Award, 2011
Shortlisted, Bridport Prize for Poetry, 2010
Shortlisted, CODA Architects poetry collaboration project, 2010
Guest Poet:Salisbury House, London, 2009
Won ‘Highly Commended’, the Royal Literary Fund, 2005
Shortlisted for John Tripp Award for spoken word, 2004

Professional Memberships: Professional Member of the National Association of Writers in Education, Lapidus

Rebecca has worked for a number of years in magazine, newspaper, book publishing and bookselling. She has experience of teaching creative writing to primary, sixth form, undergraduate and FE level students.

Recommended Books, Publications and Websites

Art as Medicine: Creating a Therapy of the Imagination, Sean McNiff, Shambhala, 1992

Art Heals: How Creativity Cures the Soul, Sean McNiff, Shambhala, 2004

Writing for Self Discovery, Myra Schneider & John Killick, Element, 1999

Fruitflesh: Seeds of Inspiration for Women who Write, Gayle Brandeis, Harper San Francisco, 2002

Writing Routes: A Resource Handbook of Therapeutic Writing, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2011

Writing Works: A Resource Handbook for Therapeutic Writing Workshops & Activities, ed. Gillie Bolton, Victoria Field & Kate Thompson, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006

Get Some Headspace, Andy Puddicombe, Hodder, 2012

Writing Yourself: Transforming Personal Material, John Killick & Myra Schneider, Continuum, 2010

Spider Woman's Web: Traditional Native American Tales about Women's Power, Susan Hazen-Hammond, Perigee, 1999

Writing Begins with Breath: Embodying your Authentic Voice, Laraine Herring, Shambhala, 2007

Art is a Spiritual Path: Engaging the Sacred Through the Practice of Art & Writing, Pat. B Allen, Shambhala, 2005

Poetry: From Reading to Writing, a Classroom Guide for ages 7 -11, Robert Hull, David Fulton, 2010

 The Making of a Poem, Mark Strand & Eavan Boland, Norton, 2001

Creative Writing: The Matrix, exercises and ideas for Creative Writing Teachers, Susan Lee Kerr, Paxton, 2007

The Writer's Idea Book, Jack Heffron, Writer's Digest Books, 2000

A Writer's Book of Days, Judy Reeves, New World Library, 1999

Writing Alone, Writing Together, Judy Reeves, New World Library, 2002

The Artists Way, A Course in Discovering and Recovering your Creative Self, Julia Cameron, Pan, 1993

Websites:

http://www.mslexia.co.uk/
http://smokelong.wordpress.com/
http://www.theurgymagazine.co.uk/
http://miel.ohbara.com/
http://www.brittlestar.org.uk/


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