Jane Rogers
BIOGRAPHY
Jane has written seven novels and also writes for TV and radio. She is editor of OUP’s GOOD FICTION GUIDE, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.She teaches Novel on the MA in Writing at Sheffield Hallam University.
WEBSITE
GENRE
Literary And Historical Fiction
PUBLICATIONS | PERFORMANCE HISTORY
Novels:
SEPARATE TRACKS
HER LIVING IMAGE [Somerset Maugham Award]
THE ICE IS SINGING
MR WROE’S VIRGINS
PROMISED LANDS [Writers’ Guild Best Novel award, 1996]
ISLAND
THE VOYAGE HOME
TV: DAWN AND THE CANDIDATE [C4, Samuel Beckett Award]
MR WROE’S VIRGINS [BBC2, BAFTA nominated drama serial]
Radio:
adaptations of SHIRLEY [Bronte]
LORNA DOONE
DIARY OF A PROVINCIAL LADY
ISLAND
THE BOTTLE FACTORY OUTING
plus original radio drama
WORKSHOP | READINGS EXPERIENCE","REFERENCE/S
At festivals, universities and libraries in UK and abroad. Seminars and readings for the British Council in Delhi, Buenos Aires, and various German cities.
REFERENCE/S
Steve Earnshaw, Head of English, Sheffield Hallam University. Publicity and info: Tamsin Barrack, Time Warner Books
GROUP SIZE PREFERENCE
W/shop:14Reading:any
GROUP AGE PREFERENCE
Adult (16+)
WORKING LANGUAGE/S
English
AREA/S PREPARED TO TRAVEL
Any
OTHER INFORMATION
No
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