Author and academic.
Must write or subject to mood swings. Sci-fi, fantasy, literary fiction. Short stories in places including Reactor. Occasional poet. Represented by Alexander Cochran at C&W.
Lecturer in Publishing at City, University of London. Humanities Visiting Research Fellow at the University of East Anglia (UEA). Doctorate in Creative and Critical Writing from UEA, investigating hope in dystopian climate fiction. Secretary and Podcast Co-Host for ASLE UKI.
MA in Ancient History from King’s College London (2014), MA in Creative Writing: Prose Fiction from UEA (2019). Researcher-in-Residence 2022 for the British Haiku Society. Sometimes a journalist – particularly op-eds and interviews. Ex-Publishing Director, editor, and writing mentor (not currently taking clients). Check out LinkedIn for more CV stuff.
Early thirties. Living in Norwich, working in London. Born in Australia, raised in Norfolk – a product of big skies. Keen gardener with zero chill about frogs. Absolute nerd, obviously.
If found sleepy, apply Earl Grey tea.
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QUICK AUTHOR BIO:
Jasmin Kirkbride is an author and academic. Her short fiction has appeared in places including Reactor, Fictive Dream, and on the cover of Open Pen, and her story ‘Sand’ was featured in Some of the Best from Tor.com 2021. She’s also published poetry, nonfiction, and peer-reviewed papers. Jasmin lives in the UK, and teaches at City, University of London. www.jasminkirkbride.com | @jasminkirkbride
QUICK ACADEMIC BIO:
Dr Jasmin Kirkbride is a Lecturer in Publishing at City, University of London. Her PhD in Creative and Critical Writing from UEA explored hope in climate fiction, and her papers have appeared peer-reviewed journals and a Routledge collection. She is currently co-editing the Green Letters Special Edition ‘Epochs, Ages, and Cycles: Time and the Environment’, and has also published poetry, popular nonfiction, and short stories. www.jasminkirkbride.com | @jasminkirkbride
LONGER EVERYTHING BIO:
Dr Jasmin Kirkbride is an author and academic. Her short fiction has appeared in places including Reactor and her poetry in magazines including Presence and Frogpond.
She is a Lecturer in Publishing at City, University of London. Her PhD in Creative and Critical Writing from the University of East Anglia (UEA) explored hope in dystopian climate fiction. She’s had chapters and papers published in peer-reviewed journals and a Routledge collection. She also holds an MA Creative Writing (UEA) and an MA Ancient History (King’s College London).
Previously, Jasmin spent some years in publishing, notably as a book trade journalist for BookBrunch, as the Publishing Director at Endeavour Media, and as a freelance editor and writing mentor.
www.jasminkirkbride.com | @jasminkirkbride