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Dr Holly Howitt-Dring

Liverpool Screen School

Faculty of Arts Professional and Social Studies

Degrees

Cardiff University, Wales, PhD
Cardiff University, Wales, MA in Teaching and Practice of Creative Writing

Certifications

Higher Education Academy, Fellow

Academic appointments

Course Leader, MA Creative Writing, University of Portsmouth, 2009 - 2017

Book review

Howitt-Dring L. 2022. Acts of Love and War by Maggie Brookes (Century, hardback) The London Magazine, Publisher Url Public Url

Howitt-Dring L. 2017. Book review: Fissures Flash: The International Journal of Flash Fiction, 8

Howitt-Dring L. 2014. Book review: The Value of the Humanities Writing in Education,

Howitt-Dring L. 2014. Book review Writing in Education, DOI Publisher Url

Howitt-Dring L. 2014. Book Review: Short Cicruit Writing in Education,

Howitt-Dring L. Book review: We Know What We Are Flash, 4

Howitt-Dring L. Book review: Marry Me Flash, 6

Journal article

Howitt-Dring L. 2022. A selection of poems, translated into Greek Hartis Magazine, 37 Publisher Url Public Url

Howitt-Dring H. 2011. Making micro meanings: reading and writing microfiction Short Fiction in Theory & Practice, 1 :47-58 DOI Publisher Url

Howitt-Dring L. 2010. So Small it Slips Between the Cracks: the brief story of microfiction Planet Extra,

Howitt-Dring L. 2010. Author's Commentary: Holly Howitt's 'Water' Leaf Writers' Magazine, 1 :28-29

Books (authored)

Howitt H. 2020. The Hall The London Magazine (editions). London Publisher Url

Howitt H. 2009. The Schoolboy 9781905614882

Howitt H. 2008. Dinner Time

Other

Howitt-Dring L. 2020. 'Trace' - poem The London Magazine, Publisher Url Public Url

Howitt-Dring LH. 2017. 'The Sandman' - poem The London Magazine, Publisher Url Public Url

Howitt-Dring L. 2015. Two Poems The London Magazine,

Howitt-Dring L. 2013. Two Poems The London Magazine,

Howitt-Dring L. 2012. Two Poems The London Magazine,

Howitt-Dring L. Two Poems The London Magazine,

Howitt-Dring L. I Want to Find Nothing (poem) The London Magazine,

Howitt-Dring L. First Visit to Rosslyn Chapel The London Magazine,

Howitt-Dring L. First Sleep The London Magazine, Publisher Url

Internet publication

Howitt H. 2020. 'The Bike' - a creative non-fiction piece in the online literary journal Plague20 Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Chapters

Howitt-Dring LH. 2015. Housewives and Half-Stories: A Question of Genre and Gender in Microfiction British Women Short Story Writers :179-192 Edinburgh University Press 9781474401395 Publisher Url

Norminton G. 2013. Beacons Stories for Our Not So Distant Future Oneworld Publications 9781851689699

Howitt-Dring L. 2007. From This Day Forth Kiernan A. A Bit on the Side Parthian. Cardigan 978-1-905762-05-7

Thesis/Dissertation

Howitt-Dring LH. Meaning and Incompleteness Gwyn R.

Artefact

Howitt-Dring L. Howitt, H. (Author). (2016). Auspices. Artefact, Myriad/University of Sussex. Publisher Url

Howitt-Dring LH. Howitt-Dring, H. (2017). Inverted Commas. In P. Blair, & A. Chantler (Eds.), Funny Bone: Flashing for Comic Relief Chester: University of Chester.

Conference presentation:

Oral presentation, Sicily, International Conference of Creative Writing, The contemporary sonnet. 2022

Oral presentation, York, UK, National Association of Writing in Education Annual Conference, Conversation and Collaboration in Poetry: Opening Secret Doors. 2019

Oral presentation, York, UK, National Association of Writing in Education - annual conference, Conversations through Poetry. 2018

Oral presentation, Crete, Greece, Annual Creative Writing Conference, Beyond the Moon: Science Fact and Science Fiction. 2015

Oral presentation, University of Portsmouth, Creative and Cultural Industries Research Conference, Science Fiction and Science Fact. 2015

Oral presentation, University of Portsmouth, Studies in Literature, University of Portsmouth, Housewives and Half-Stories. 2015

Oral presentation, Gellifawr, Wales, New Narratives, How short is short?. 2010

Oral presentation, Gregynog, Wales, Writers and Writing: Creative and Critical Approaches, Making micro meanings. 2008

Other Professional Activity:

Curriculum Enhancement Internship Project: funding for students to work as editors, running the student creative writing publication In the Red. 2022

Curriculum Enhancement Project - funded for 50 hours. 2022

Chief External Examiner, Coventry University (Humanities Subjects). 2020

Editor of Writing in Practice, issue 2 Editor of Writing in Practice, issue 4 https://www.nawe.co.uk/writing-in-education/writing-at-university/writing-in-practice.html.

Fellowships:

Hawthornden Castle https://www.hawthorndenliteraryretreat.org/, Hawthornden Fellowship, https://www.hawthorndenliteraryretreat.org/. 2021

External PGR examinations performed:

PhD, Leicester University, The Red Cage & Commentary: China’s Bloodiest Historical Period (1925-45). 2021

PhD, University of Middlesex, Looking for Mary Webb. 2020

PhD, Liverpool John Moores, Creative and Media Writing. 2019

PhD, Winchester Unversity, Creative Writing. 2018

MPhil, Portsmouth University, Creative Technologies. 2016

PhD, Northumbria University, Creative Writing. 2015

PhD, Roehampton University, Creative Writing. 2014

Editorial boards:

Editor Editorial Board Member, Writing In Practice, https://www.nawe.co.uk/writing-in-education/writing-at-university/writing-in-practice.html. 2015

Editorial Advisor, The London Magazine, https://www.thelondonmagazine.org/. 2015

Membership of professional bodies:

The Critics' Circle, The Critics' Circle Books Section - committee member, http://criticscircle.org.uk/books/. 2015

External committees:

Arts and Humanities Research Council, Peer review college member, Peer Review College. 2014

National Association of Writing in Education, Elected committee member, Higher Education Committee, https://www.nawe.co.uk/about-us.html. 2012

Research Grants Awarded:

Duration of research project: 4 months, Grant value (£): 4000, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Translating Tales of the Trickster. 2012

Media Coverage:

Interview on Serbian arts TV programme, covering the Kikinda Short Writing Festival in Belgrade and Kikinda, Serbia 2011

Teaching qualification:

Fellow of Higher Education Academy. 2010

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