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词条 Jane Alexander (author)
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  1. Life

  2. Awards

  3. Bibliography

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Infobox writer
| name = Jane Alexander
| image =
| caption = Jane Alexander
| occupation = Lecturer, Creative Writing, Open University
| education = University of EdinburghUniversity of GlasgowNorthumbria University
| genre = mid-grade, young adult, adult
| notableworks = The Last Treasure Hunt
| awards = The Fiction Desk Ghost Story Competition, 2014
| website = {{URL|http://www.janealexander.net}}
}}Jane Alexander is a Scottish novelist, visual artist, illustrator, designer, and short story writer originally from Aberdeen,.[1]

Life

Alexander studied Illustration at Edinburgh College of Art and completed a Master of Philosophy in Creative Writing at Glasgow University ten years later.[2] She is now pursuing a PhD in Creative Writing at Northumbria University.[2] She released her first novel [https://saraband.net/sb-title/the-last-treasure-hunt/ The Last Treasure Hunt],[3] which was published by [https://saraband.net Saraband Books] in 2015[4] and is called a ‘a modern media morality tale’.[5] Before her first novel, she has also written several short stories. Her short story 'In Yon Green Hill To Dwell' was the winner of The Fiction Desk Ghost Story Competition in 2014.[6] Her stories range in audience age from mid-grade to adult. She is [https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/jane-alexander Deputy Programme Director, MSc in Creative Writing] (Online) at the University of Edinburgh and associate lecturer in Creative Writing with the Open University.[5]

Alexander is currently based in Edinburgh, where she has been living for the past twenty years.[7] She is a member of the [https://www.nawe.co.uk/DB/professional-directory/jane-alexander.html National Association of Writers in Education].

Awards

  • Scottish Arts Council (now Creative Scotland) New Writer’s Award, 2006
  • Creative Scotland research grant, 2012
  • The Fiction Desk Ghost Story Competition, 2014[6]
  • Current Creative Writing PhD research, funded by Northumbria University

Bibliography

Short stories[
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  • 'Candlemaker Row'
  • 'In Yon Green Hill To Dwell'
  • 'Now Here'
  • 'Time-keeping In Public Places'
  • 'Ninety-nine Tae Wan Against'
Novels
  • {{cite book | last=Alexander | first=J. | title=The Last Treasure Hunt | publisher=Saraband | year=2015 | isbn=978-1-908643-80-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bX73oQEACAAJ | ref=harv | access-date=29 November 2017}}[9]

References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.nawe.co.uk/DB/professional-directory/jane-alexander.html|title=Jane Alexander :: National Association of Writers in Education ::|website=www.nawe.co.uk|access-date=2017-11-24}}
2. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/jane-alexander|title=Jane Alexander|work=The University of Edinburgh|access-date=2017-11-24|language=en}}
3. ^{{Cite news|url=https://janealexander.net/the-last-treasure-hunt/|title=The Last Treasure Hunt|date=2014-10-28|work=Jane Alexander author|access-date=2017-11-24|language=en-US}}
4. ^{{Cite news|url=https://saraband.net/sb-title/the-last-treasure-hunt/|title=The Last Treasure Hunt - Saraband|work=Saraband|access-date=2017-11-24|language=en-GB}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/profile-author/69569|title=Author details {{!}} Scottish Book Trust|website=www.scottishbooktrust.com|language=en|access-date=2017-12-21}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefictiondesk.com/blog/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2014-ghost-story-competition/|title=Announcing the winners of the 2014 Ghost Story Competition|website=www.thefictiondesk.com|access-date=2017-11-24}}
7. ^{{Cite news|url=https://janealexander.net/about/|title=About|date=2014-10-28|work=Jane Alexander author|access-date=2017-11-24|language=en-US}}
8. ^{{Cite news|url=https://janealexander.net/read/|title=Read|date=2014-10-29|work=Jane Alexander author|access-date=2017-11-24|language=en-US}}
9. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.list.co.uk/article/69311-jane-alexander-the-last-treasure-hunt/|title=Jane Alexander – The Last Treasure Hunt|date=2015-03-17|work=The List|access-date=2017-11-29|language=en-GB}}

External links

  • Jane Alexander's [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/mar/25/top-10-treasure-hunts-fiction-edgar-allan-poe-enid-blyton 'The top 10 treasure hunts in fiction' on The Guardian]
  • The Fiction Desk interview on 'In Yon Green Hill To Dwell'
  • Jane Alexander's website: janealexander.net
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