Emma Darwin
The first writer to graduate with a PhD in Creative Writing from Goldsmiths, with a thesis which consisted of her bestselling second novel, A Secret Alchemy.
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Emma Darwin was born in London and her first degree was in Drama and Theatre Arts. After various jobs including publishing social work books, driving a sandwich van and selling musical instruments, she embarked on an MPhil in Writing at the University of Glamorgan.
That novel became her debut, The Mathematics of Love; it was published in 2006 and was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Best First Book, and other prizes. She was the first writer to graduate with a PhD in Creative Writing from Goldsmiths, with a thesis which consisted of her bestselling second novel, A Secret Alchemy, and an exploration of the writing of historical fiction.
She is now writing her third novel, teaching Creative Writing for the Open University and elsewhere, and blogging about creative writing at This Itch of Writing.
