Ceri Morgan

Professor Ceri Morgan is the Arts and Culture Academic Lead at Keele University's School of Humanities. She holds a BA (Hons) in French and English from the University of Southampton, an MA in Culture and Social Change (1996), and a PhD in Literary Geographies of Québec Fiction (2000). Her research focuses on place-writing, geohumanities, and participatory arts practices, with a specialization in Québec literature and spatial theory. She has led projects blending creative writing with community engagement, such as Seams (2018) and Circling (Again) (2018–20).

Her teaching emphasizes creative nonfiction, critical-creative writing, and late 20th/21st-century literature. Awards include a Leverhulme Fellowship (2014–15), British Academy grants, and Prix du Québec recognition. Her recent work includes a monograph on Québec’s Eastern Townships fiction and creative projects like Microclimates (2020–24).

• Key Projects: Artwalks, geopoetics workshops, and collaborations with Restoke and la Traversée
• Grants: AHRC Leadership Fellowship (Heartlands/Pays du cœur), Leverhulme Trust
• Labs/Teams: Montreal-based geopoetics group la Traversée, Keele’s Arts and Culture initiatives