Rebecca is a novelist, non-fiction writer, historian and broadcaster. As well as writing books, she has taught literature and creative writing courses in British universities for thirty-two years, including, most recently, fourteen years as a professor teaching on the internationally-esteemed creative writing course at the University of East Anglia (UEA). In 2021 she left teaching to work full-time as a writer.
Rebecca is a novelist, non-fiction writer, historian and broadcaster. As well as writing books, she has taught literature and creative writing courses in British universities for thirty-two years, including, most recently, fourteen years as a professor teaching on the internationally-esteemed creative writing course at the University of East Anglia (UEA). In 2021 she left teaching to work full-time as a writer.
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