About
Joanna Nissel is a interdisciplinary researcher, editor, poet, and project manager. She has held positions such as Engagement Manager, Story Ecologist, and Digital Advisor at a range of universities, most notably Bath Spa University. She specialises in co-productive and outreach-based research, often with under-represented writers.
Joanna is currently completing a PhD in Poetry Mentorship, funded by the South West and Wales Doctoral Training Partnership in association with the writer-development agency, ArtfulScribe. She was recently invited to join the advisory committee for the Quality Assurance Agency’s national benchmark for the teaching of Creative Writing in universities.
In her creative practice, Joanna has published over 70 poems. Her debut pamphlet is Guerrilla Brightenings (Against the Grain Press). She also reviews and edits poetry publications for Tears in the Fence and is a member of The 57 Collective.