Dr John Ballam
Profile details
Course Director of the Undergraduate Diploma in Creative Writing
Biography
Dr Ballam is the author of two collections of poetry, six stage plays, one novel and numerous academic works, including articles reviews and chapters. He is best-known for his critically-acclaimed memoir The Road to Harmony (1999; new edition 2009). He is a prolific reviewer and has also worked with the prestigious Italian consortium Fondazione IStud on a series of enterprise biographies. His main field of interest, however, remains drama and he is currently a script consultant and screenwriter for several major producers in London, Hollywood and Mumbai.
Teaching
Dr Ballam specializes in teaching literature of the modern period as well as creative writing in most genres.
Research interests
Dr Ballam's principal research interests are in nineteenth- and twentieth-century British and American literature.