Diana Gittins
Diana Gittins | |
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| Born | 20 October 1946 USA |
| Occupation | Lecturer in creative writing |
| 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]
Biography
[edit]Diana Gittins spent her childhood in New England, USA and moved to Devon in the UK when she was 14.[3]
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]
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]
She lives with her partner in Exeter.[3]
Awards
[edit]- 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]
Publications
[edit]Books
[edit]Poetry
[edit]- Gittins, Diana (1994). Dance of the sheet. Nether Stowey: Odyssey Poets. ISBN 9781897654545.
- Gittins, Diana (2010), "Repulsive II", in Fortune-Wood, Rowan (ed.), The visitors & other stories & poems, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd: Cinnamon Press, ISBN 9781907090059
- Gittins, Diana (2010), "Hale New Moon Bopp", in Fortune-Wood, Rowan (ed.), The visitors & other stories & poems, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd: Cinnamon Press, ISBN 9781907090059
- Gittins, Diana (2010), "I Should Have Moved On", in Loveday, Mike; Gordon, Rudy (eds.), 14 Magazine, no. 9, March 2010, Online - selected editions, ISSN 1744-7763
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) "I Should Have Moved On" by Diana Gittins Archived 18 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Gittins, Diana (2013). BORK!. Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland: HappenStance. ISBN 9781905939916.
Prose
[edit]- Gittins, Diana (Summer 2009), "Prose", in Caddy, David (ed.), Tears in the fence, No 50, Dorset, UK: David Caddy, ISSN 0266-5816
- Gittins, Diana (Spring–Summer 2010), "Move the Castle", in Rapi, Nina (ed.), Brand literary magazine 06, online: BRAND Literary Magazine, pp. 109–112, ISSN 1754-0593 Pdf of magazine contents.
- Gittins, Diana (Summer 2012), "Prose", in Caddy, David (ed.), Tears in the fence, No 55, Dorset, UK: David Caddy, ISSN 0266-5816
Non-fiction
[edit]- Gittins, Diana (1982). Fair sex: family size and structure, 1900-39. London: Hutchinson. ISBN 9780091454913.
- Gittins, Diana; Himmelweit, Susan F; Crowley, Helen (1992). Issues in women's studies (book 1B). Milton Keynes: Open University. ISBN 9780749201050.
- Gittins, Diana (1993). The family in question: changing households and familiar ideologies (second ed.). Basingstoke: Macmillan (Series: women in society, a feminist list). ISBN 9780333545706.
- Gittins, Diana (1998). Madness in its place: narratives of Severalls Hospital, 1913-1997. London New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780415183888.
- Gittins, Diana (1998). The child in question. Basingstoke: Macmillan. ISBN 9780333511091.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Gittins, Diana". Library of Congress. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
CIP t.p. (Diana Gittins) data sheet (b. 10-20-46)
- ^ a b "Diana Gittins". Diana Gittins. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Gittins, Diana". HappenStance. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ Gittins, Diana (1998). Madness in its place: narratives of Severalls Hospital, 1913-1997. London New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780415183888.
- ^ Porter, R. (presenter) (3 March 2001). "Madness in its place". London. BBC. Radio 4.
{{cite episode}}: Missing or empty|series=(help) - ^ a b "Diana Gittins". A-gender, living published women poets in the UK. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Retreats: Hawthornden Castle International Retreat". National Association of Writers in Education (NAWE). Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "14, no. 9, March 2010 - biographies: Diana Gittins". Poetry Magazines. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Poems on the Buses 4: Winners Announced". "For Harry" by Diana Gittins. Guernsey Arts Commission. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Poetry in the news May 2013". The Poetry Society. May 2013. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
External links
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- 1946 births
- Academics of the Open University
- Academics of the University of Plymouth
- Alumni of Bath Spa University
- Alumni of the University of Essex
- Colgate University faculty
- Living people
- University of Paris alumni
- American non-fiction writers
- American women academics
- People educated at Dartington Hall School
- American women non-fiction writers
- American emigrants to the United Kingdom
- British expatriates in France