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{{Short description|Scottish novelist and designer born 1974}}
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{{Infobox writer
| name = Jane Alexander
|name = Jane Alexander
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| image = File:Cloisters, University Of Glasgow.jpg
|birth_date = 1974
| caption = University of Glasgow, Cloisters
|birth_place = Aberdeen
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| occupation = Lecturer, Creative Writing, Open University
|caption = Jane Alexander
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| education = [[University of Edinburgh]]
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|occupation = Lecturer, Creative Writing, Open University
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|education = [[University of Edinburgh]]
[[University of Glasgow]]
[[University of Glasgow]]
[[Northumbria University]]
[[Northumbria University]]
| genre = mid-grade, young adult, adult
|genre = mid-grade, young adult, adult
| notableworks = The Last Treasure Hunt
|notableworks = ''The Last Treasure Hunt''
| awards = The Fiction Desk Ghost Story Competition, 2014
|awards = The Fiction Desk Ghost Story Competition, 2014
| website = http://www.janealexander.net
|website = {{URL|http://www.janealexander.net}}
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'''Jane Alexander''' (born 1974)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alexander, Jane, 1974- |url=https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2015049775.html |website=id.loc.gov |access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref> is a [[List of Scottish novelists|Scottish novelist]], visual artist, illustrator, designer, and short story writer originally from [[Aberdeen]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nawe.co.uk/DB/professional-directory/jane-alexander.html|title=Jane Alexander :: National Association of Writers in Education ::|website=www.nawe.co.uk|access-date=2017-11-24}}</ref>


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==Life==
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'''Jane Alexander''' is a [[List of Scottish novelists|Scottish novelist]], visual artist, illustrator, designer, and short story writer originally from [[Aberdeen]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nawe.co.uk/DB/professional-directory/jane-alexander.html|title=Jane Alexander :: National Association of Writers in Education ::|website=www.nawe.co.uk|access-date=2017-11-24}}</ref>.
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Alexander studied Illustration at [[Edinburgh College of Art]] and completed a Master of Philosophy in Creative Writing at [[University of Glasgow|Glasgow University]] ten years later.<ref name=":0" /> She is now pursuing a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] in Creative Writing at [[Northumbria University]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/jane-alexander|title=Jane Alexander|work=The University of Edinburgh|access-date=2017-11-24|language=en}}</ref> She released her first novel ''[https://saraband.net/sb-title/the-last-treasure-hunt/ The Last Treasure Hunt],''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://janealexander.net/the-last-treasure-hunt/|title=The Last Treasure Hunt|date=2014-10-28|work=Jane Alexander author|access-date=2017-11-24|language=en-US}}</ref> which was published by [https://saraband.net Saraband Books] in 2015<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://saraband.net/sb-title/the-last-treasure-hunt/|title=The Last Treasure Hunt - Saraband|work=Saraband|access-date=2017-11-24|language=en-GB}}</ref> and is called a ‘a modern media morality tale’.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/profile-author/69569|title=Author details {{!}} Scottish Book Trust|website=www.scottishbooktrust.com|language=en|access-date=2017-12-21}}</ref> Before her first novel, she has also written several short stories. Her short story 'In Yon Green Hill To Dwell' was the winner of [http://www.thefictiondesk.com/submissions/ghost-story-competition.php The Fiction Desk Ghost Story Competition] in 2014.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefictiondesk.com/blog/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2014-ghost-story-competition/|title=Announcing the winners of the 2014 Ghost Story Competition|website=www.thefictiondesk.com|access-date=2017-11-24}}</ref> Her stories range in audience age from mid-grade to adult. She is [https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/jane-alexander Deputy Programme Director, MSc in Creative Writing] (Online) at the University of Edinburgh and associate lecturer in Creative Writing with the Open University.<ref name=":1" />

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== Life ==
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Alexander studied Illustration at [[Edinburgh College of Art]] and completed a Master of Philosophy in Creative Writing at [[University of Glasgow|Glasgow University]] ten years later.<ref name=":0" /> She is now pursuing a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] in Creative Writing at [[Northumbria University]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/jane-alexander|title=Jane Alexander|work=The University of Edinburgh|access-date=2017-11-24|language=en}}</ref> She released her first novel ''[https://saraband.net/sb-title/the-last-treasure-hunt/ The Last Treasure Hunt],''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://janealexander.net/the-last-treasure-hunt/|title=The Last Treasure Hunt|date=2014-10-28|work=Jane Alexander author|access-date=2017-11-24|language=en-US}}</ref> which was published by [https://saraband.net Saraband Books] in 2015<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://saraband.net/sb-title/the-last-treasure-hunt/|title=The Last Treasure Hunt - Saraband|work=Saraband|access-date=2017-11-24|language=en-GB}}</ref> and is called a ‘a modern media morality tale’.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/profile-author/69569|title=Author details {{!}} Scottish Book Trust|website=www.scottishbooktrust.com|language=en|access-date=2017-12-21}}</ref> Before her first novel, she has also written several short stories. Her short story 'In Yon Green Hill To Dwell' was the winner of [http://www.thefictiondesk.com/submissions/ghost-story-competition.php The Fiction Desk Ghost Story Competition] in 2014.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefictiondesk.com/blog/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2014-ghost-story-competition/|title=Announcing the winners of the 2014 Ghost Story Competition|website=www.thefictiondesk.com|access-date=2017-11-24}}</ref> Her stories range in audience age from mid-grade to adult. She is [https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/jane-alexander Deputy Programme Director, MSc in Creative Writing] (Online) at the University of Edinburgh and associate lecturer in Creative Writing with the Open University.<ref name=":1" />


Alexander is currently based in [[Edinburgh]], where she has been living for the past twenty years.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://janealexander.net/about/|title=About|date=2014-10-28|work=Jane Alexander author|access-date=2017-11-24|language=en-US}}</ref> She is a member of the [https://www.nawe.co.uk/DB/professional-directory/jane-alexander.html National Association of Writers in Education].
Alexander is currently based in [[Edinburgh]], where she has been living for the past twenty years.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://janealexander.net/about/|title=About|date=2014-10-28|work=Jane Alexander author|access-date=2017-11-24|language=en-US}}</ref> She is a member of the [https://www.nawe.co.uk/DB/professional-directory/jane-alexander.html National Association of Writers in Education].


== Awards ==
==Awards==
* Scottish Arts Council New Writer’s Award, 2006
*[[Scottish Arts Council]] (now [[Creative Scotland]]) New Writer’s Award, 2006
* Creative Scotland research grant, 2012
*[[Creative Scotland]] research grant, 2012
* [http://www.thefictiondesk.com/submissions/ghost-story-competition.php The Fiction Desk Ghost Story Competition], 2014<ref name=":2" />
*[http://www.thefictiondesk.com/submissions/ghost-story-competition.php The Fiction Desk Ghost Story Competition], 2014<ref name=":2" />
* Current Creative Writing PhD research, funded by Northumbria University
*Current Creative Writing PhD research, funded by [[Northumbria University]]


== Bibliography ==
==Bibliography==
;Short stories<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://janealexander.net/read/|title=Read|date=2014-10-29|work=Jane Alexander author|access-date=2017-11-24|language=en-US}}</ref>
;Short stories<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://janealexander.net/read/|title=Read|date=2014-10-29|work=Jane Alexander author|access-date=2017-11-24|language=en-US}}</ref>
* 'Candlemaker Row'
*'Candlemaker Row'
* 'In Yon Green Hill To Dwell'
*'In Yon Green Hill To Dwell'
* 'Now Here'
*'Now Here'
* 'Time-keeping In Public Places'
*'Time-keeping In Public Places'
* 'Ninety-nine Tae Wan Against'
*'Ninety-nine Tae Wan Against'
*
*


;Novels
;Novel
* {{cite book | last=Alexander | first=J. | title=The Last Treasure Hunt | publisher=Saraband | year=2015 | isbn=978-1-908643-80-3 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=bX73oQEACAAJ | ref=harv | access-date=29 November 2017}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.list.co.uk/article/69311-jane-alexander-the-last-treasure-hunt/|title=Jane Alexander – The Last Treasure Hunt|date=2015-03-17|work=The List|access-date=2017-11-29|language=en-GB}}</ref>
*{{cite book |last=Alexander |first=J. |title=The Last Treasure Hunt |publisher=Saraband |year=2015 |isbn=978-1-908643-80-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bX73oQEACAAJ |access-date=29 November 2017}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.list.co.uk/article/69311-jane-alexander-the-last-treasure-hunt/|title=Jane Alexander – The Last Treasure Hunt|date=2015-03-17|work=The List|access-date=2017-11-29|language=en-GB}}</ref>


== References ==
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== External links ==


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==External links==
* Jane Alexander's [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/mar/25/top-10-treasure-hunts-fiction-edgar-allan-poe-enid-blyton 'The top 10 treasure hunts in fiction' on The Guardian]
*Jane Alexander's [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/mar/25/top-10-treasure-hunts-fiction-edgar-allan-poe-enid-blyton 'The top 10 treasure hunts in fiction' on The Guardian]
* [http://www.thefictiondesk.com/blog/jane-alexander-on-in-yon-green-hill-to-dwell/ The Fiction Desk interview on 'In Yon Green Hill To Dwell']
*[http://www.thefictiondesk.com/blog/jane-alexander-on-in-yon-green-hill-to-dwell/ The Fiction Desk interview on 'In Yon Green Hill To Dwell']
* Jane Alexander's website: [http://Janealexander.net janealexander.net]
*Jane Alexander's website: [http://Janealexander.net janealexander.net]
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Jane Alexander
Born1974
Aberdeen
OccupationLecturer, Creative Writing, Open University
EducationUniversity of Edinburgh

University of Glasgow

Northumbria University
Genremid-grade, young adult, adult
Notable worksThe Last Treasure Hunt
Notable awardsThe Fiction Desk Ghost Story Competition, 2014
Website
www.janealexander.net

Jane Alexander (born 1974)[1] is a Scottish novelist, visual artist, illustrator, designer, and short story writer originally from Aberdeen.[2]

Life

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Alexander studied Illustration at Edinburgh College of Art and completed a Master of Philosophy in Creative Writing at Glasgow University ten years later.[3] She is now pursuing a PhD in Creative Writing at Northumbria University.[4] She released her first novel The Last Treasure Hunt,[5] which was published by Saraband Books in 2015[6] and is called a ‘a modern media morality tale’.[7] Before her first novel, she has also written several short stories. Her short story 'In Yon Green Hill To Dwell' was the winner of The Fiction Desk Ghost Story Competition in 2014.[8] Her stories range in audience age from mid-grade to adult. She is Deputy Programme Director, MSc in Creative Writing (Online) at the University of Edinburgh and associate lecturer in Creative Writing with the Open University.[7]

Alexander is currently based in Edinburgh, where she has been living for the past twenty years.[3] She is a member of the National Association of Writers in Education.

Awards

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Bibliography

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Short stories[9]
  • 'Candlemaker Row'
  • 'In Yon Green Hill To Dwell'
  • 'Now Here'
  • 'Time-keeping In Public Places'
  • 'Ninety-nine Tae Wan Against'
Novels
  • Alexander, J. (2015). The Last Treasure Hunt. Saraband. ISBN 978-1-908643-80-3. Retrieved 29 November 2017.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Alexander, Jane, 1974-". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Jane Alexander :: National Association of Writers in Education ::". www.nawe.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b "About". Jane Alexander author. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Jane Alexander". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  5. ^ "The Last Treasure Hunt". Jane Alexander author. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  6. ^ "The Last Treasure Hunt - Saraband". Saraband. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Author details | Scottish Book Trust". www.scottishbooktrust.com. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Announcing the winners of the 2014 Ghost Story Competition". www.thefictiondesk.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Read". Jane Alexander author. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Jane Alexander – The Last Treasure Hunt". The List. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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