RACHEL CONNOR is a novelist, prize-winning short story writer and dramatist for stage and radio. She has a PhD in literature and was awarded a distinction in the MA in Novel Writing by the University of Manchester. She is currently Director of Creative Writing at Leeds Beckett University, where she teaches at undergraduate and postgraduate level and leads the ‘Practices of Writing’ research strand.
Rachel is the author of a novel, Sisterwives, of which Sara Maitland said, “The quality of the writing impressed me enormously. There are passages of remarkable beauty and intensity.” Her debut radio drama The Cloistered Soul was broadcast by BBC Radio 4 as part of the Original British Dramatists series. Her work in editorial consultancy, workshop facilitation and mentoring means she has decades of experience of supporting writers on their creative journey. Her approach is empathic and constructive, and focuses on the unique and unfolding process of each writer.
- Areas of expertise: literary fiction and short stories literary erotica, radio & stage scriptwriting
- Location: Leeds, Manchester & Halifax
- Possible meeting places: Tetley Art Gallery Café or Leeds Art Gallery Café (Leeds), Royal Exchange Theatre Café (Manchester), The Square Chapel Arts Centre (Halifax)
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