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My name is Beth O'Brien and I am a writer, editor and reviewer. I write poetry, fiction, articles, blogs, reviews, web content, children's stories, educational material, and more! I have BA in English Literature from the University of Birmingham, and I am due to start an Creative Writing MA in September 2020. 
Writing

Writing experience 
Since 2018, I have had numerous poems, short stories, articles, blogs, reviews, and essays published online, and in print.

In 2019, my debut poetry pamphlet, Light Perception, was published by Wild Pressed Books. My debut poetry collection is forthcoming with Wild Pressed Books in February 2021.

I write graded readers for children learning English as a foreign language for Westchester Publishing Services. 

In the last few years, I have had several content writing jobs. One of these include being member of the University of Birmingham's student content team. I have also written website content for multiple businesses, and am currently developing written and visual content for the Lapworth Museum of Geology's souvenir guidebook.
Editing

Editing Experience
Since 2018, I have been the editor of Mad Hatter Reviews, a website that reviews, books, theatre, music, tv, film and more. 

I have proof read and edited website content for businesses and has worked with editors on my own publications. 

In 2020, I became an freelance editor for a company that produces education material in multiple countries for a range of ages. 
Reviewing

Reviewing Experience
I have been a reviewer for Mad Hatter Reviews since 2017 and for Riggwelter Press since 2018. I have reviewed a range of literature - novels, short stories, poetry, and non-fiction.

​I have also written many theatre reviews, and my review of Tread the Board Theatre's performance of Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw was printed in the Shaw Society Journal, The Shavian. 

Light Perception
by Beth O'Brien


​This pamphlet is a collection of poems that centres on the theme of disability, visual impairment, and dealing with how people react to one with a disability.

Light Perception discusses the feeling of being labelled as ‘wrong’ from a young age, the struggle of trying to seem as able as possible, even if it’s just an act, and coming to terms with learning that everyone needs help sometimes.
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I Left the Room Burning 
By Beth O'Brien 


​A woman who never wanted children finds herself reluctantly bringing up her sister’s daughter. The narrative threaded through these eighty short poems confuses and obfuscates, whilst completely drawing the reader in to the extent that by the end, one is left with the feeling of having watched a deeply immersive film or read an engrossing novella.

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