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Dr. Sarah Corbett is a Senior Lecturer in English and Creative Writing at Lancaster University. She holds a PhD in Critical and Creative Writing from the University of Manchester (2013). Her work spans poetry, verse-novels, literary criticism, and collaborative projects. Notable publications include A Perfect Mirror (2018), And She Was (2015), and The Red Wardrobe (1998, winner of the Eric Gregory Award). Her research explores themes like identity, transition, and women’s experiences, with a focus on Sylvia Plath and 19th/20th-century literature.
Her collaborations include the Dorothy’s Colour exhibition (2017–18), supported by Arts Council England, and a film adaptation of her short story Deer, Woman, Child. She runs creative writing initiatives like poetrynites@thebookcase (2013–18) and is completing her first novel, Go, Said the Bird. Current projects include poems on female bodily transitions and a contribution to Sylvia Plath in Context (Cambridge UP, 2019).
Awards:
- Eric Gregory Award (1997)
- Shortlisted: T.S. Eliot Prize (1998) and Forward Prize (1998)
Grants and collaborations include the Aislinn Connor research project (2023–2025) and affiliations with the Wordsworth Trust. She actively engages in public lectures and literary events, blending academic and creative practices.
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