Holiday Facilitators: Alison Habens
skill, experience, warmth
Biography
Dr Alison Habens is the author of six novels, including Dreamhouse, Pencilwood and The True Picture. Some are modern, some historical, and most are semi-autobiographical in some way! She also writes and performs poetry, with several pieces appearing in print. See www.alisonhabens.com and her Facebook, Instagram and YouTube pages for the latest publications.
Alison is the course leader for Creative Writing at the University of Portsmouth. Many of the professional tricks and tips she teaches to future novelists can also be used to enhance personal wellbeing, and Alison has studied the subject of narrative therapy for her project called Ink:Well. She's also interested in 'divine inspiration' and that big question all writers are asked: 'where do you get your ideas from?'
She lives in an old church on the Isle of Wight and commutes to work by hovercraft.
