Amanda Hodgkinson

Dr. Amanda Hodgkinson is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Suffolk, affiliated with the School of Business, Arts, Social Sciences and Technology. As an award-winning international novelist and academic, she bridges creative practice with pedagogy, serving as Director for the Suffolk Centre of Culture and Heritage.

• ORCID: 0000-0001-6166-0975
• Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)

Research & Teaching: Her work explores narrative identity, memory, and historical fiction, with a focus on affective landscapes and place-based storytelling. She supervises Creative Writing PhDs, teaches narrative theory, and advocates for experiential learning in entrepreneurial education. Her pedagogical projects include hybrid workshops and interdisciplinary approaches to writing.

Publications: Hodgkinson’s creative output spans novels like 22 Britannia Road (translated into 16 languages) and experimental works such as Swimming: A Poem (2022), which interrogates the intersection of poetry and spatial practice.

Engagement: Beyond academia, she delivers workshops across the UK and Europe, judges literary competitions, and collaborates with business sectors to emphasize storytelling’s role in well-being and professional communication.

Professional Affiliations: She contributes to organizations including the European Association of Creative Writing Programmes, Historical Novel Society, and the Quality Assurance Agency’s advisory body.