DEREK SELLEN

Born:  where Penge, Sydenham and Beckenham meet, where London and Kent overlap, an undefined point in suburbia, far south of the river

 

Lived: London, Birmingham, Madrid, Salamanca, Eastbourne, Yorkletts, Canterbury

 

Travelled in: Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Italy, Greece, India, Pakistan etc.

 

Worked: The English Centre in Madrid and Salamanca, the University of Salamanca, Eastbourne School of English, Stafford House and CATS Canterbury

 

Readings at: The University of Kent, University of Leicester, Chetham's School of Music, The University of Essen and School of Adult Education, Essen, School of Arts in Novorossysk, Russia,  Canterbury Festival, The Jolly Sailor,  The Long Valley, Cork, Hungry Hill, Beara peninsula, Turner Contemporary Margate, Wise Words Festival Canterbury, Faversham Lit Festival, WhitLit, Fire River Zoom, Dempsey and Windle Zoom etc.

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Poems won or finalist in: National Poetry Competition, Rhyme International, Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year, Kent Writing Award, Poetry on the Lake, Siege of Canterbury competition, Jane Austen Competition, Hungry Hill Poets Meet Politics, Five Words Competition, Poetry Pulse and others

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Plays performed at: The Gulbenkian Theatre, University of Kent, The New Venture Theatre, Brighton, The Theatre Royal, Margate, British Council Drama Festival in Bratislava, Ashford, Kent, Wirral Festival of Firsts

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Stories published in Bristol Prize Anthology,  'Faust' edited Osman Durrani and other places.

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Judge for Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year, Poets Meet Politics, SaveAs Short Story: Rebellion and various other writing competitions

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