Diana Gittins
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| Born | 20 October 1946 USA |
| Occupation | Lecturer in creative writing |
| Ethnicity | Anglo-American |
| Alma mater | University of Essex |
| Notable works | Madness in Its Place:Narratives of Severalls Hospital 1913-1997 |
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Diana Gittins (born 20 October 1946),[1] is a former associate lecturer in creative writing for the Open University and a published writer of fiction and non-fiction books.[2][3]
Gittins is the author of Madness in Its Place: Narratives of Severalls Hospital 1913-1997,[4] which was adapted for broadcast for BBC Radio 4.[5]
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Early life
Diana Gittins spent her childhood in New England, USA and moved to Devon in the UK when she was 14.[3]
Education
After attending Dartington Hall School, Devon she studied at the University of Paris for a year,[6] University of Essex, and later at Bath Spa University.[2] She has two masters, one in social history and one in writing for young people. She also has a PhD in sociology.[3]
Career
Gittins has had a number of jobs through the years, but her academic roles have included: being a research fellow at the University of Essex; a lecturer at Plymouth University; a lecturer at Colgate University, US; as well as a part-time associate lecturer of creative writing for the Open University.[6]
Awards
- Hawthornden Castle Fellowship[3][7]
- Shortlisted for the 2009 Cinnamon Poetry Pamphlet competition[8]
- Guernsey International Poetry on the Buses competition, 2011[9]
- Flamingo Feather Poetry Competition (second place)[10]
Personal life
She lives with her partner in Exeter.[3]
Bibliography
Books
Poetry
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Prose
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Non-fiction
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See also
References
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External links
- Use dmy dates from July 2014
- 1946 births
- Academics of the Open University
- Academics of the University of Plymouth
- Alumni of Bath Spa University
- Alumni of the University of Essex
- Child care
- Colgate University faculty
- Living people
- University of Paris alumni
- American women writers
- American non-fiction writers
- American women academics
- Alumni of Dartington Hall School
