
Dr Jo Nadin
PhD, MA, BA (Hons)
Current positions
Associate Professor in Creative Writing
Department of English
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Research interests
I write novels for teenagers and adults that explore identity, class and the formation of self, as well as books for younger children celebrating curiosity and non-conformity, often through the device of comedy. I've been nominated three times for the Carnegie Medal, and shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the Lollies, while the TV adaptation of Joe All Alone is now a BAFTA-winning and Emmy-nominated BBC drama. I'm on the editorial board of Leaf Journal on Writing for Young People, the Society of Authors' Childrens Writers and Illustrators Group committee, and peer review for Bloomsbury.
I'm interested in supervising/co-supervising PhD research in Creative Writing that focuses on contemporary British children's literature, or which features narratives exploring class, especially those set in the 20th century.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Engaging Multi-Generational Audiences on Climate Change through Storytelling and Physical Theatre
Principal Investigator
Description
How do we open up conversations about the climate crisis, inspiring intergenerational audiences to make positive changes, both big and small? This Brigstow Ideas Exchange will bring together academics from…Managing organisational unit
Department of EnglishDates
19/02/2024 to 31/07/2024
The Climate Crisis: What Best Hope To Tell Now?
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
Authors, scientists and academics discover how to use storytelling to help people and communities prepare for the climate catastrophe.Managing organisational unit
Department of EnglishDates
22/02/2022 to 26/07/2022
Publications
Selected publications
01/01/2021No Man's Land
No Man's Land
The Talk of Pram Town
The Talk of Pram Town
A Calamity of Mannerings
A Calamity of Mannerings
Recent publications
01/01/2025Birdy Arbuthnot's Year of Yes
Birdy Arbuthnot's Year of Yes
Disaster Diaries: The Worst Birthday Ever
Disaster Diaries: The Worst Birthday Ever
Crossing the Class Divide
Leaf Journal
A Day in the Life: Ancient Greece
A Day in the Life: Ancient Greece
Codemakers and Codebreakers
Codemakers and Codebreakers