Dr Jen Bowden is an academic, editor, writer, journalist and podcaster based in Perth. Her academic research explores dialect writing, diversity, publishing and creative practice with a focus on accesibility and foregrounding marginalised voices. She has a PhD in creative writing from Curtin University exploring biases against Northern dialect and fiction in the UK book industry.
Jen is also a professional member of the Institute of Professional Editors and is a respected editor of fiction, nonfiction and academic texts. Originally from North-East England she has over a decade of experience working in the publishing and journalism industries in the UK and Australia for the likes of Hachette UK, Fremantle Press, UWAP and Birlinn Books to name a few. Her journalism has been published in a wide variety of publications including The Guardian, The Scotsman, The Bookseller and The List. She is a regular reviewer for Westerly magazine and her fiction has been published in Jacaranda Journal and Who Gives a Book? Mag.
Jen runs her own podcast, Northern Voices, exploring storytelling, writing and publishing from the North of England.