Dr Celia Brayfield

Personal statement

I am a novelist, non-fiction author and cultural commentator. My writing career spans contemporary social novels, international bestsellers, biography, travel memoir and writing pedagogy, as well as criticism and journalism.

Particular interests include psychogeography, women's writing and women's lives and the reimagining of gendered narratives in classic texts.

At Bath Spa, I teach principally in the MA and PhD programmes, and specialise in historical fiction.

A former Head of Subject and MA Convenor, I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and HEA Champion and Assessor, committed to high standards in learning and teaching and to the development of creative writing pedagogy.

Academic qualifications

• PhD
• SFHEA

Professional memberships

• The Society of Authors

Other external roles

At a national level, I am involved in the development of Creative Writing as a university subject and was a member of the QAA Benchmark Group in 2015/6.

I am currently (2018) Deputy Chair of the Higher Education Committee of the National Association of Writers in Education, (NAWE), which is the subject centre for Creative Writing.

I was a launch editor of Writing In Practice, the international peer-reviewed journal of Creative Writing and remain a peer-reviewer and member of the editorial board.

Areas of expertise

• Fiction
• Historical fiction
• Creative non-fiction
• Life-writing
• Travel writing
• Feature journalism

Contact me about...

• Professional development as writers
• Paths to publication
• Academic advice