Dr Jennifer Young
Head of Writing and Journalism
Jennifer Young moved to Falmouth in 2019 to take up the post of Head of Writing and Journalism. She originally moved from the US to complete a MA in Creative Writing at Cardiff University, and then completed a PhD at Southampton University. She worked at the University of Hertfordshire for thirteen years, as a senior lecturer in Creative Writing and an Associate Dean in the School of Humanities.
Her research interests centre on genre fiction, particularly historical and crime fiction. Her current writing project is a trilogy of historical thrillers set in the UK in 1952 to 1953. The first of these, Cold Crash, won the Cinnamon Press debut novel prize.
She is also working with Helen Lederer on the Comedy Women in Print (CWIP) prize, which offers both published and unpublished categories. Jennifer is a judge for the unpublished category. Other external partners have included Luton Museum, the Society of Antiquaries and the International Cocoa Organisation.
Her research interests centre on genre fiction, particularly historical and crime fiction. Her current writing project is a trilogy of historical thrillers set in the UK in 1952 to 1953. The first of these, Cold Crash, won the Cinnamon Press debut novel prize.
She is also working with Helen Lederer on the Comedy Women in Print (CWIP) prize, which offers both published and unpublished categories. Jennifer is a judge for the unpublished category. Other external partners have included Luton Museum, the Society of Antiquaries and the International Cocoa Organisation.
| J.Young@falmouth.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | 01326370409 (ext 1409) |
Research Outputs
Publications and research outputs
Conference or Workshop Item
| Garcia Rangel, Sherezade and Young, Jennifer (2019) Debate and Game: The Relevant Britain Literary Award – Enabling students to discuss contemporary issues in a safe and engaging way. In: NAWE Conference 2019, 8-10 November 2019, York. (Unpublished) Item availability may be restricted. | ![[img]](http://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/style/images/fileicons/text.png) |