I’m an Associate Lecturer in the Department of English and Creative Writing at Goldsmiths and Visiting Research Fellow at the University of East Anglia.
I’m the Tutor on the Writing Literary Short Fiction course for the Granta Writers’ Workshop. I also teach one-off online workshops for them.
I independently give online courses in writing experimental fiction, writing creatively about art, writing short fiction, and making a start with literary translation, along with one-off thematic workshops. See below for more information
PhD Creative and Critical Writing, UEA (2024)
MA Language, Culture and History: German Studies, UCL (2012)
BA (Hons) Media and Modern Literature, Goldsmiths (2009)
Teaching and Workshops
Upcoming Online Courses and Workshops
Translating Literature for Beginners for Granta Writers’ Workshop, ONLINE, Thursday 15 May 7pm-9pm (UK time), £20 – Book here
Writing Creatively About Art for Granta Writers’ Workshop, ONLINE, Tuesday 1 July 7pm-9pm
(UK time), £20 – Book here
To keep informed about my upcoming in-person and online courses and workshops, I recommend following me on Instagram and subscribing to my Substack.
Previous Academic Teaching
I’ve previously been an Associate Tutor in the Department of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing at UEA. I’ve also supervised students on Birkbeck‘s MFA Creative Writing and UEA‘s MA Literary Translation programmes. I’ve given multiple guest lectures at King’s College London (on creative-critical writing) and Goldsmiths (on DIY music cultures).
Previous Workshops and Courses
I’ve created and delivered creative writing and literary translation courses, masterclasses and workshops for the Arvon Foundation, The British Library, Granta Writers’ Workshop, The Poetry School, New Writing South, Writers & Artists, Hastings Writers’ Workshop, Workshops4Gaza, Grand Union Gallery, Conditions Studio Programme, Flatland Projects, British Centre for Literary Translation Summer School (UEA), the American Literary Translators’ Association, Bristol Translates Summer School (University of Bristol), as well as for various universities and institutions in the UK, Europe and the US including The Queen’s College (Oxford University), University College London, Boston University, and the Academy of Fine Arts Prague.
If you’re an organisation, institution or university looking to book a creative writing and/or literary translation workshop I can create a workshop suitable for different abilities and skills.
Feedback and Mentoring
I have some capacity to give feedback on works-in-progress, especially fiction, creative non-fiction, and experimental work.
2 pages of written feedback on up to 15,000 words – £200
3-4 pages of written feedback on up to 30,000 words – £375
2 pages of written feedback on up to 15,000 words + 1hr Zoom – £225
3-4 pages of written feedback on up to 30,000 words + 1hr Zoom – £400
1hr Zoom to chat about your writing (no reading or written feedback) – £25
Contact me on the email address below to book or to ask for a quote on a larger project. jenniferannecalleja [at] gmail [dot] com
Mentoring
I mentor writers and literary translators independently on a case by case basis. I’m currently mentoring one writer while they work on their debut novel, and have capacity for one more.
I’ve previously been a Poetry Mentor for Book Week organised by the Jewish Book Council and for the charity Arts Emergency, and a Literary Translation Mentor for the National Centre for Writing, the British Council and London Book Fair.
My books are currently *CLOSED* for one-on-one literary translation mentoring.
