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Emma Lindsey
founder & chief wordsmith
Emma has published poems, monologue and non-fiction short stories in publications such The Borderless Anthology by BLA-Brunel University Press; Perfect Pitch: Football Anthologies by Hodder Headline.
She is currently making the final edits to her first novel.
An award-winning journalist and Britain's first black woman sports writer for a national newspaper.
Emma worked as a senior Staff Feature writer for The Observer and has also been a freelance contributor for The Times, The Guardian, Independent on Sunday, Daily Mirror and Red magazine. She's also been a guest radio contributor to BBC Radio 4 and 5 Live. Read more about her work in this interview.
Emma gained her MA in Creative Writing at Brunel University, London under Bernadine Evaristo and Benjamin Zephaniah.
She holds a CELTA from Cambridge University and is passionate about the magic and power of words.
Her teaching style is defined by imaginative and kinaesthetic approaches and the belief that everyone has a story to tell.
Inspiration
Emma is constantly evolving as a writer and believes sthat writers need to work in community.
She has studied courses at City Lit, Writers Greenhouse in Oxford and Curtis Brown,.
When she isn't reading, writing... or thinking about writing, Emma can be found pottering in her garden in West London. She also enjoys walking in nature and spending time with her son and partner.