Val Williamson
About me
Val Williamson is a freelance journalist and academic. She writes for various online publications including Decoded Science and Digital Journal, and has published and had broadcast a range of short fiction.
Val became a CertEd qualified teacher decades ago, and more recently gained BA (Hons) English, followed by a PhD in Literature and Cultural History in 2003.
The subject of her thesis was the research methodology and historical authenticity of the authors of 1990s historical bestsellers, regional sagas. She published academic commentary on those in several books, including Relocating Britishness (Manchester University Press) and Judging a Book by its Cover (Ashgate).
Find me online
Recent tweets
One of my old favourites, back online! #anthropology What Is Ethnography? Anthropology Research Methodology Explained http://t.co/fDBCrJpdIa
Chris Beckett has won the Arthur C. Clarke Prize! Fantastic.
Ooh! This looks interesting! http://t.co/M9kaDcaUA9
Hurray! Found new people to follow - and new people are following me. Welcome to my world!
@writingiseasy Well, thanks. Writing all the time but no short stories yet. Rewriting my children's novel. Hope you too are well?
From my website
Bryan Talbot's Graphic Novel: The Tale of One Bad Rat
This review first appeared at Suit101.com in October2009. The Tale of One Bad Rat by Bryan Talbot This graphic novel for young adults is used for therapy in child abuse centres across the world but its visual artistry makes it a storytelling classic. Picture Credit: Recent Dark Horse edition ©[...]
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
My own personal writing journey during the making of this movie on release London 13 December 2012. Hobbit Movie New Wellington Casting Call – Only Elves Need Apply With The Hobbit movies about to begin filming in Wellington, New Zealand, a casting call goes out for actors to play elven…
Meet Animator and Author Curtis Jobling
Curtis Jobling demonstrates how to draw characters from a circle and an oval. Screengrab from Bob the Builder video. Animation students leaving college often struggle with how to integrate their need for personal expression with the necessity of earning a living. Many will be content to find[...]