Professor Dr. Meghan Flaherty
Assistant Professor
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Biography
Meghan Flaherty is a lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow, specializing in creative nonfiction and hybrid forms. She holds an M.F.A. from Columbia University and is passionate about training in lyrical writing. Flaherty has a significant background in literary translation and has authored works blending diverse genres, supported by her research in the constraints of narrative and craft. Her notable works include a book on Argentine tango, published in 2018, which earned her the Scottish Book Trust Ignite Fellowship in 2022. She is currently working on a memoir and a novel drawing on themes from Celtic mythology and personal experience, particularly addressing aspects of perimenopause. Her essays and reviews have been featured in esteemed publications such as VQR, Oprah Magazine, and the New York Paris Review, among others. Flaherty is actively engaged in interdisciplinary collaborations and her research interests include topics such as narrativity, ekphrasis, and the decolonization of literature.
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Lecturer
2020-01-01 — PresentUniversity of Glasgow • Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Teaches Creative Writing and oversees the Creative Writing Honours programme.