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Kerry Lagan
‘In order to write about life first you must live it’
Biography:
Kerry spent the last three years studying English Literature at Newcastle University before venturing across the country to pursue a career in publishing. Abandoning her Yorkshire roots, Kerry is now studying for a publishing MA in London. While in Newcastle, Kerry had a thoroughly enjoyable internship at Flambard Press before becoming involved with International Arts Manager, a performing arts magazine based in Manchester. When she’s not busy immersing her head in a sea of books, Kerry also enjoys films, art, music and travelling and has been a willing participator of Read International and the Northern Lights Film Festival.
Bibliography:
Interview with Mary Robinson 
Interview with Courttia Newland 
Interview with Brian Aldiss 


Education:
BA English Literature at Newcastle University
MA Publishing at London College of Communication
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Did You Know:
Kerry made an appearance in the short film ‘Daydreams and Fairytales’ (2010)
Writers I Like:
Charlotte Delbo, Slyvia Plath, Oscar Wilde, Charles Bukowski, T.S. Eliot, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Daphne du Maurier, Herman Melville, Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Ernest Hemingway, Virginia Woolf, Erich Maria Remarque, Art Spiegelman, Harper Lee, Chester Himes
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