I have a PhD in creative and critical writing from Bangor University where I lectured for 6 years. Working with and developing writers in multiple genres is what I love. I have just wrapped up a 2 year contract writing in heritage for Llandudno Museum, and am currently working as the Education Coordinator at The Doctor's Art House in Caernarfon, Wales, which is an Arts and Wellbeing space. I teach creative writing in all forms including fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, heritage walks, gallery interpretation, and writing for wellbeing.

I freelance as a creative writing mentor and particuarly love projects that bend genres. I can work remotely.

Website: http://www.DeAnnBell.com Twitter:@DeAnnWrites

My new novel, Yule Moon will be published by DLG Publishing in December 2022.

My Professional Memberships include: FHEA -Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2014-Present. The Society of Authors, 2021- Present NAWE - Professional Member of the National Association for Writers in Education, 2015-Present. Womens Archive Wales, Committee Memeber, 2020-Present

My research relates to areas of knowledge concerning the way language, form, genre, media and technique stimulate and produce content in relation to cultural identity and representation in prose writing. This can include English literary canonisation but specifically concentrates on the development of cultural identities in Southern American Women’s Writing and the Southern Gothic. Pedagogically, I actively engage in research projects that promote teaching creative writing as an iterative art form. I am also interested in creative and critical projects connected to a variety of areas including, but not limited to: poetry, the novel, short stories, screenwriting, graphic novels, creative nonfiction, writing for performance, speculative fiction, science fiction, Gothic fiction, marginalisation and multiculturalism, and cross-disciplinary or hybrid projects.

Selected Performance and Community Projects Include: Write Away Stress- Imersion Course with The Doctor's Art House, Caernarfon February 4th, 2022

Weatherman Walking, Alice in Wonderland & Llandudno 10 Dec 2020 — Dr DeAnn Bell interviews Derek Brockway of BBC's Weatherman Walking to explain what Llandudno's connections are to Alice in Wonderland.

Venue Cymru's Young Critics (full day class) March 14th, 2020 If you want to learn the skills of theatre criticism come and join us at Venue Cymru / Theatr Colwyn, where you'll watch a range of performances, have a mentor to guide you with your work and benefit from workshops with writers. youngcreatives@venuecymru.co.uk.

Japanese Poetic Forms: Haiku and Beyond February 22nd 2020 Japanese Poetic forms including Haiku, Senryu, Tanka, and Mondo. February 22nd, 2020 at Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno from 2:00pm to 3:15pm. Suitable for beginners.

December 5th & 14th, 2019 Christmas Tradition, Superstition, and Ghost Stories storytelling and Flash Fiction Writing classes as part of Art’s Council Wales Winter Light Festival.

December 2016-2019 Weekend Workshops at the Ty Newydd: Writing Centre for Wales with Natasha Tripney of The Stage 2019, Guardian critic Rian Evans 2018 and Lyn Garner 2017, and Mark Shenton 2016 for Critic Young Critics.