
Dr Holly Howitt-Dring
Liverpool Screen School
Faculty of Arts Professional and Social Studies
Email: L.H.HowittDring@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone: 0151 231 4896
Degrees
Cardiff University, Wales, PhD
Cardiff University, Wales, MA in Teaching and Practice of Creative Writing
Certifications
Higher Education Academy, Fellow
Academic appointments
Course Leader, MA Creative Writing, University of Portsmouth, 2009 - 2017
Book review
Howitt-Dring L. 2022. Acts of Love and War by Maggie Brookes (Century, hardback) The London Magazine, Publisher Url Public Url
Howitt-Dring L. 2017. Book review: Fissures Flash: The International Journal of Flash Fiction, 8
Howitt-Dring L. 2014. Book review: The Value of the Humanities Writing in Education,
Howitt-Dring L. 2014. Book review Writing in Education, DOI Publisher Url
Howitt-Dring L. 2014. Book Review: Short Cicruit Writing in Education,
Howitt-Dring L. Book review: We Know What We Are Flash, 4
Howitt-Dring L. Book review: Marry Me Flash, 6
Journal article
Howitt-Dring L. 2022. A selection of poems, translated into Greek Hartis Magazine, 37 Publisher Url Public Url
Howitt-Dring H. 2011. Making micro meanings: reading and writing microfiction Short Fiction in Theory & Practice, 1 :47-58 DOI Publisher Url
Howitt-Dring L. 2010. So Small it Slips Between the Cracks: the brief story of microfiction Planet Extra,
Howitt-Dring L. 2010. Author's Commentary: Holly Howitt's 'Water' Leaf Writers' Magazine, 1 :28-29
Books (authored)
Howitt H. 2020. The Hall The London Magazine (editions). London Publisher Url
Howitt H. 2009. The Schoolboy 9781905614882
Howitt H. 2008. Dinner Time
Other
Howitt-Dring L. 2020. 'Trace' - poem The London Magazine, Publisher Url Public Url
Howitt-Dring LH. 2017. 'The Sandman' - poem The London Magazine, Publisher Url Public Url
Howitt-Dring L. 2015. Two Poems The London Magazine,
Howitt-Dring L. 2013. Two Poems The London Magazine,
Howitt-Dring L. 2012. Two Poems The London Magazine,
Howitt-Dring L. Two Poems The London Magazine,
Howitt-Dring L. I Want to Find Nothing (poem) The London Magazine,
Howitt-Dring L. First Visit to Rosslyn Chapel The London Magazine,
Howitt-Dring L. First Sleep The London Magazine, Publisher Url
Internet publication
Howitt H. 2020. 'The Bike' - a creative non-fiction piece in the online literary journal Plague20 Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Chapters
Howitt-Dring LH. 2015. Housewives and Half-Stories: A Question of Genre and Gender in Microfiction British Women Short Story Writers :179-192 Edinburgh University Press 9781474401395 Publisher Url
Norminton G. 2013. Beacons Stories for Our Not So Distant Future Oneworld Publications 9781851689699
Howitt-Dring L. 2007. From This Day Forth Kiernan A. A Bit on the Side Parthian. Cardigan 978-1-905762-05-7
Thesis/Dissertation
Howitt-Dring LH. Meaning and Incompleteness Gwyn R.
Artefact
Howitt-Dring L. Howitt, H. (Author). (2016). Auspices. Artefact, Myriad/University of Sussex. Publisher Url
Howitt-Dring LH. Howitt-Dring, H. (2017). Inverted Commas. In P. Blair, & A. Chantler (Eds.), Funny Bone: Flashing for Comic Relief Chester: University of Chester.
Conference presentation:
Oral presentation, Sicily, International Conference of Creative Writing, The contemporary sonnet. 2022
Oral presentation, York, UK, National Association of Writing in Education Annual Conference, Conversation and Collaboration in Poetry: Opening Secret Doors. 2019
Oral presentation, York, UK, National Association of Writing in Education - annual conference, Conversations through Poetry. 2018
Oral presentation, Crete, Greece, Annual Creative Writing Conference, Beyond the Moon: Science Fact and Science Fiction. 2015
Oral presentation, University of Portsmouth, Creative and Cultural Industries Research Conference, Science Fiction and Science Fact. 2015
Oral presentation, University of Portsmouth, Studies in Literature, University of Portsmouth, Housewives and Half-Stories. 2015
Oral presentation, Gellifawr, Wales, New Narratives, How short is short?. 2010
Oral presentation, Gregynog, Wales, Writers and Writing: Creative and Critical Approaches, Making micro meanings. 2008
Other Professional Activity:
Curriculum Enhancement Internship Project: funding for students to work as editors, running the student creative writing publication In the Red. 2022
Curriculum Enhancement Project - funded for 50 hours. 2022
Chief External Examiner, Coventry University (Humanities Subjects). 2020
Editor of Writing in Practice, issue 2 Editor of Writing in Practice, issue 4 https://www.nawe.co.uk/writing-in-education/writing-at-university/writing-in-practice.html.
Fellowships:
Hawthornden Castle https://www.hawthorndenliteraryretreat.org/, Hawthornden Fellowship, https://www.hawthorndenliteraryretreat.org/. 2021
External PGR examinations performed:
PhD, Leicester University, The Red Cage & Commentary: China’s Bloodiest Historical Period (1925-45). 2021
PhD, University of Middlesex, Looking for Mary Webb. 2020
PhD, Liverpool John Moores, Creative and Media Writing. 2019
PhD, Winchester Unversity, Creative Writing. 2018
MPhil, Portsmouth University, Creative Technologies. 2016
PhD, Northumbria University, Creative Writing. 2015
PhD, Roehampton University, Creative Writing. 2014
Editorial boards:
Editor Editorial Board Member, Writing In Practice, https://www.nawe.co.uk/writing-in-education/writing-at-university/writing-in-practice.html. 2015
Editorial Advisor, The London Magazine, https://www.thelondonmagazine.org/. 2015
Membership of professional bodies:
The Critics' Circle, The Critics' Circle Books Section - committee member, http://criticscircle.org.uk/books/. 2015
External committees:
Arts and Humanities Research Council, Peer review college member, Peer Review College. 2014
National Association of Writing in Education, Elected committee member, Higher Education Committee, https://www.nawe.co.uk/about-us.html. 2012
Research Grants Awarded:
Duration of research project: 4 months, Grant value (£): 4000, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Translating Tales of the Trickster. 2012
Media Coverage:
Interview on Serbian arts TV programme, covering the Kikinda Short Writing Festival in Belgrade and Kikinda, Serbia 2011
Teaching qualification:
Fellow of Higher Education Academy. 2010