About me

I was born in Lancashire and graduated from the University of Sheffield. The author of two novels and one non-fiction work, I have contributed as a journalist to the Guardian, Independent and Independent on Sunday, and The Sunday Telegraph. I joined the writing team for EastEnders in 2014.

Academic qualifications

  • PhD in Creative Writing, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿
  • BA History, University of Sheffield.

Professional memberships

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

Research outputs

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Bower, G.J (2019) 'Living without.' In: Gallix, A, ed. We'll never have Paris. Repeater, London, UK, pp. 150-152. ISBN 9781912248384


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Bower, G.J (2025) 'Fail to meet, fall apart again.' gorse, 13. pp. 132-143.


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Bower, G.J (2024) 'The structure of writing through: handling grief as a creative methodology.' Writing in Practice, 10. pp. 41-51. ISSN 2058-5535


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Ashton, D, Bower, G.J, Hollyman, S and Pullinger, K (2017) 'Writing digital: practice, performance, theory.' Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, 23 (1). pp. 3-4. ISSN 1354-8565


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Bower, G.J (2022) Writing through. PhD thesis, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿.