Anna Dean
BIOGRAPHY
Novelist and short story writer. I was born in Cumbria and have lived in the South Lakes for the last 25 years. I've published an historical novel under my 'real' name, Marian Veevers and, as Anna Dean, I am now working on a series of 'cosy' historical crime novels set in the time and social milieu of Jane Austen – they began to be published in Britian in 2008 and will start appearing in the U.S. in 2010. I have also written short stories and monologues for radio.
I have worked as Writer in Residence for the Cumbria Archive Service and I am particularly interested in the use of archive material as a source of creative inspiration. I have given presentations and led numerous workshops on this subject and I have also taught creative writing to a variety of groups.
I work part time for the Wordsworth Trust.
GENRE
Fiction - Crime and Historical
PUBLICATIONS | PERFORMANCE HISTORY
Novels:
Bloodlines (Gollancz 1996)
A Moment of Silence (Allison and Busby 2008)
A Gentleman of Fortune (Allison and Busby 2009)
Short stories in magazines and anthologies
Stories on Radio 4
Monologues on the Slave Trade for Radio Cumbria
WORKSHOP | READINGS EXPERIENCE","REFERENCE/S
Creative Writing classes for various adult education groups.
General 'fun' workshops for writers groups.
Presentations and workshops on the creative use of archive sources.
REFERENCE/S
On application
GROUP SIZE PREFERENCE
Any
GROUP AGE PREFERENCE
Adult
WORKING LANGUAGE/S
English
AREA/S PREPARED TO TRAVEL
Anything considered
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