Carolyn Gail Waudby MA, FHEA
Senior Lecturer in Journalism
Summary
I joined Ï㽶ÊÓƵ after a career in newspaper journalism during which I had two columns in The Sheffield Star and won a Newspaper Society Award for coverage of a flood in northern Pakistan. As a freelance journalist I contributed to national and international magazines. I was key to setting up a magazine pathway on the BA (Honours) in Journalism and PR. I am also widely published as a poet. My research focuses on taking poetry off the page. I am the co-creator of funded by Arts Council England - a multi-media project that explores the legend of Roman god Vulcan and Sheffield steelmaking.
About
Communication with different audiences and the challenges that presents is at the heart of my practice. Whilst studying a BA (Hons) in French Studies I developed an interest in French Surrealist poetry. After graduating, I became a newspaper journalist, specialising in feature writing. A move to Sheffield enabled me to pursue an MA in Writing (Poetry) at Sheffield Hallam and I began my academic career. I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and was key to the creation of a magazine pathway on the journalism degree at SHU.
My poetry is published by leading journals and literary magazines. In 2017 I was selected by Eyewear as one of their Best New British and Irish Poets. Apus, a collection of poetry inspired by the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, was published by The Red Ceilings Press in 2020.
I specialise in collaborations with artists. I have staged exhibitions and performances for Off The Shelf Festival and The Festival of the Mind.
I recently collaborated with the artist Diana Scarborough on , a multi-media project that explores the story of Roman god Vulcan and his association with Sheffield steelmaking. Working in partnership with Sheffield Museums and Land of Iron, Cleveland, we developed a new way of storytelling and presented museum collections in a non-traditional way. I wrote the script for a short film at the heart of the project using a poetic narrative and incorporating newly-written poems
The film was launched at Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield, in November 2024 and screened at events in Cleveland and Cambridge.
Specialist areas of interest
- travel writing
- poetry
- publishing
Teaching
Department of Media Arts and Communication
College of Social Sciences and Arts
Subject area:
Department of Media Arts and Communication
College of Social Sciences and Arts
BA (Hons) Journalism and PR
Courses taught:
BA (Hons) Journalism and PR
Modules taught:
Feature Writing, Life and Style Journalism, Magazine Creation, Magazine Publishing.
Applied Project/Dissertation
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- Culture and Creativity Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Institute
Current research projects:
Cradle of Fire (2024)
Prologue/Epilogue (2021)
Apus (2020)
Featured research projects:
Collaborators and sponsors:
Diana Scarborough, multi-media artist
Sheffield Museums
Land of Iron
Arts Council England
Publications
Key Publications
Waudby, C. (2021). . [Film]. N/A
Journal articles
Waudby, C. (2023). . SOUTH 67, (67), 27.
Waudby, C. (2022). . Orbis : quarterly international literary journal, 202, 14-15.
Waudby, C. (2020). . Fortean Times, (FT 388), 16-17.
Waudby, C. (2017). . Fortean Times, (357), 38-43.
Waudby, C. (2015). . The Yorkshire Post.
Waudby, C. (2013). . easyJet Traveller.
Waudby, C. (2012). . The Reader Magazine, 45.
Waudby, C. (2010). . The Yorkshire Post.
Waudby, C. (2009). . Britain Magazine, 2009 (Februa), 40-44.
Waudby, C. (2008). . Britain Magazine, 2008 (August), 10-16.
Waudby, C. (2007). . Fortean Times.
Waudby, C. (2007). . Coffee House Poetry, 11, 41.
Waudby, C. (2006). . Magma, 35.
Waudby, C. (2006). . The Haiku Quarterly magazine, 33, 3.
Waudby, C. (2005). . DreamCatcher poetry magazine, 19, 66.
Waudby, C. (2004). . Staple, 61.
Waudby, C. (2003). . Spiked : the magazine of ideas, literature and the arts, (23), 23.
Waudby, C. (2003). . Neon Highway, 4.
Waudby, C. (2003). . Neon Highway, 4.
Waudby, C. (2000). . Other Poetry, 16.
Book chapters
Waudby, C. (2017). . In Kennard, L., & Swift, T. (Eds.) The Best New British & Irish Poets 2017. (pp. 130). London: Eyewear:
Waudby, C. (2012). . In Lehoczky, A., Piette, A., Sansom, A., & Sansom, P. (Eds.) The Sheffield anthology : poems from the city imagined. (pp. 227). Sheffield: Smith/Doorstop Books:
Waudby, C. (2012). . In Lehoczky, A., Piette, A., Sansom, A., & Sansom, P. (Eds.) The Sheffield anthology : poems from the city imagined. (pp. 227). Sheffield: Smith/Doorstop Books:
Waudby, C. (2012). . In Lehoczky, A., Piette, A., Sansom, A., & Sansom, P. (Eds.) The Sheffield anthology : poems from the city imagined. (pp. 228). Sheffield: Smith/Doorstop Books:
Waudby, C. (2009). . In Fortune-Wood, R. (Ed.) Storm at Galesburg. (pp. 32). Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales: Cinnamon Press:
Waudby, C. (2009). . In Fortune-Wood, R. (Ed.) Storm at Galesburg. (pp. 33). Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales: Cinnamon Press:
Books
Waudby, C. (2020). . New Mills, Derbyshire: The Red Ceilings Press.
Badcoe, R., Williams, N., & Waudby, C. (Eds.). (2016). . Sheffield: Antiphon Press.
Badcoe, R., Williams, N., & Waudby, C. (Eds.). (2016). . Sheffield: Antiphon Press.
Internet Publications
Scarborough, D., & Waudby, C. (2024). . [internet].
Scarborough, D., & Waudby, C. (2024). . [internet].
Artefacts
Waudby, C. (2019). Daughter.
Exhibitions
Waudby, C., Hutchinson, M., & Louwerse, H. (2012). . [Poetry]. Exhibition and reading at Butcher Works, Arundel Street, Sheffield S1.
Performances
Waudby, C., Uruchurtu, E., & Lazenby, Michele, (2018). Day of the Dead. SIA Photography, poetry, music, dance.
Media
Cunio, K., Scarborough, D., Waudby, C., & Lee, H. (2024). . [audio]. Cradle of Fire/bandcamp
Cunio, K., Scarborough, D., Waudby, C., & Lee, H. (2024). . [audio]. Cradle of Fire/bandcamp
Waudby, C., Scarborough, D., & Cunio, K. (2024). . [Film].
Presentations
Waudby, C. (2021). Masterclass Taking Your Writing To The World: How Collaborations Can Increase Audience. Presented at: Taking Your Writing To The World, online
Other publications
Waudby, C. (2022). . Ruth Heholt
Waudby, C. (2014). . Ilkley Literature Festival: