Lisa Climie-Somers
Explore the journey of creativity and expertise with Lisa Climie-Somers, where art meets innovation.
Lisa Climie-Somers
Thesis: Unfaithful Women
Other Publications
Shadow Man
Parts 1 & 2: T.E. Lawrence Society Journal (2014 and 2015)
Four Seasons
UEA Non-Fiction Anthology (2014)
My Mother Said: Hidden Sussex
A new Anthology For Sussex 2019. More details at: https://writingourlegacy.org.uk/product/hidden-sussex-anthologyDepartment of English, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Loughborough University, Epinal Way, Loughborough LE11 3TUCorrespondence Address:37 Conqueror Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN38 8DD
Tel:+44 7979 965168
Conferences and Talks
T.E. Lawrence Society Conference UK: Paper on T.E. Lawrence and Vyvyan Richards. Conference due 21-22 Sep 24
Women’s History Network: Paper Pilgrim Mothersaccepted at Women and Migration Conference. Sep 2023
Lives and Afterlives Online Symposium: Reading extracts from historical fiction piece Meum et Tuum– discussing creative choices and the challenges of interpreting real lives. May 2022
Contemporary Research Group Loughborough University: Reading selected memoir. Dec 2021
Brighton’s New Writing South/Writing Our Legacy LGBTQ Event: Reading extract from a piece of historical fiction about Vyvyan Richards and T.E. Lawrence Meum et Tuum. Feb 2021
Funding Received
Loughborough Scholarship – Full scholarship
Santander Travel Award – Research trip to Los Angeles and Salt Lake City 2022
Loughborough Uni PGR travel awards – For UK research trips to Portsmouth, Preston, Chorley and Liverpool
Memberships
International Daughters of Utah Pioneers
British Association of Victorian Studies
Women’s History Network
Victorian Popular Fiction Associations
Utah State Historical Society
Neurodivergent Humanities Network
The Biographers’ Club
Education and Courses
2012 – 2014 MA in Biography and Creative Non-Fiction (Merit), University of East Anglia
Oct 2018: New Writing South – Creative Writing Programme/Advanced Writing Programme
2018 April – July: City Lit, London – Stage Play Writing
2012: Fiction with Chris Wakling (Arvon)
2011: Flash Fiction with Sarah Salway, Tania Hershman (Arvon)
2010: Starting to Write Fiction with MavisCheek, Paul Sussman (Arvon)
2009: Joined Write Now! Writers Group
Professional Experience
Oct 2013 – 2020
Lisa Climie Management
Managing solo artists and bands and multimedia in music industry
Apr 2012 – 2014
Project Manager, Projects for People
Set up and managed counselling service and training centre
Dec 2005 – Jul 2008
Assistant Commissioning Manager, Suffolk County Council.
Involved all aspects of social care commissioning, in particular new county-wide services
Phone
+44 7860 039092
Address
37 Conqueror Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex TN38 8DD