Dr Alison Taft
Course Director | Leeds Beckett
Leeds, UNITED KINGDOM
Alison Taft is a crime writer and the author of The Disappeared and The Runaway which are published under her pen name Ali Harper.
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Biography
Alison Taft is a crime writer and the author of The Disappeared and The Runaway which are published under her pen name Ali Harper. She is Course Director for Creative Writing with a particular interest in the domestic thriller.
Ali is the author of five published novels and is currently working on her sixth. Her interests include voice, tone and sexuality, particularly within the crime and noir genres. She has taught creative writing in numerous settings, including prisons, retreats, community centres, schools, universities and literature festivals across the country.
Previously, Ali worked within film and TV production and she teaches both screen writing and adaptation modules, looking at how stories change as they cross from print to visual media platforms.
Ali has also worked in the professional placements and employability department of a university and is committed to ensuring that all Leeds Beckett creative writing degree courses have an employability focus which prepares students for life beyond graduation.
Ali is interested in creative writing as a means to enhance wellbeing and is currently involved in a research project looking at seasonality and its impact on the creative process.
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Writing and Editing
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Areas of Expertise (5)
Mental Health
Film
Crime
Feminism
Literature
Education (2)
Leeds Trinity University: Master's degree, Creative Writing 2014
The University of Huddersfield: PhD, English Language and Literature 2018
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- English
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How the #MeToo movement has shaped how women write crime fiction
The Conversation online
2024-10-22
It’s seven years since #MeToo became a viral phenomenon. The social media campaign against sexual harassment and assault encouraged survivors to share their stories. But has anything changed in the way crime fiction is written as a result?
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