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Karen McLeod is a writer, performer and creative writing tutor. Her memoir, Lifting Off, about the twelve years she worked as cabin crew will be published on 6th June 2024 by Muswell Press. Karen's debut novel In Search of the Missing Eyelash was published by Jonathan Cape, won the Betty Trask Award and was shortlisted for the Best First Novel Award. In June 2024 it will be celebrated by being republished by Muswell Press.
Ten years (at least) in the writing, Karen is proud to announce her memoir, Lifting Off, about the twelve years she worked as cabin crew will be published on 6th June 2024 by Muswell Press. You can pre-order a signed copy here.
In the time which followed her debut novel, In Search of the Missing Eyelash, Karen began devising, then performing comedy as the character Barbara Brownskirt. Described by The Sunday Times as "Rik Mayall meets performance art" Barbara Brownskirt is supported by Arts Council England. She regularly tours UK festivals, art, cabaret and theatre venues with LGBTQ+ Literary salon POLARI, the performance art co-operative DUCKIE, as well as partnering with organisations such as Homotopia, Liverpool Pride, London & Manchester Pride.
Employed as Writer-in-Residence at the Bookseller Crow on the Hill she is also the shop’s Literary Events Co-ordinator, plus she knows her way around the till. Over the last ten years, she has developed a series of popular creative writing workshops which she runs at the bookshop and tours nationwide. Lately she has been a visiting lecturer in creative writing at UCAS (University for the Creative Arts) and at Shakespeare's archive trust. She holds an MA in Creative & Life Writing from Goldsmiths University, after being awarded the Isaac Arthur Green Scholarship. She is represented by Laura Susijn at The Susijn Literary Agency.