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Personal profile
Biography
Allen Stroud is a university lecturer and Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer from Bedfordshire, England. He worked on the computer game Elite: Dangerous with David Braben and Frontier Developments as both a concept writer and official author, publishing Elite: Lave Revolution in 2014. The audio version from the Radio Theatre Workshop was launched in 2018. He writes for role-playing games and computer games and is currently Lead Writer on Phoenix Point.
In 2017, Allen won a short story competition to appear in the Clarke Award anthology with Clarke Award winners and nominees. That anthology, 2001: An Anthology in Words was published in June 2018, by Newcon Press.
Allen writes reviews for The British Fantasy Society, SFBook.com and Concatenation.org and is the editor of the British Fantasy Society Journal. He was the Chair of Fantasycon for 2017 and 2018.
Allen's personal website is here - http://www.allenstroud.com.
Research Interests
Allen's research interests focus around Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror, with a focus on print outputs, film, television, audio and games. A particular focus in looking at mythology and mythic construction as well as the referential qualities of each genre.
Allen is a practice based researcher, applying critical writing to his creative outputs.
Education/Academic qualification
Creative Writing, Doctorate, University of Winchester
1 Sep 2013 → 1 Nov 2017
Management Studies, Postgraduate Diploma, Buckinghamshire New University
1 Sep 2008 → 1 Jul 2009
Creative Writing, MA, University of Bedfordshire
1 Sep 2004 → 1 Dec 2005
Higher Education, Postgraduate Certificate, Buckinghamshire New University
1 Sep 2003 → 1 Jul 2004
External positions
External Examiner, Canterbury Christ Church University
15 Jan 2018 → 30 Oct 2018External Examiner, Kingston University
1 Sep 2017 → …Lead Writer, Snapshot Games
1 May 2017 → …External Examiner, University of Bedfordshire
1 Mar 2017 → 1 Jul 2017External Examiner, University Campus Suffolk
30 Sep 2016 → …Lead Writer, Make Believe Games
1 Mar 2016 → …Keywords
- B Philosophy (General)
- Media Industries
- Fantasy
- Science Fiction
- Horror
- Genre
- Mythology
- Magic
- Magic Realism
- Writing
- Screenwriting
- Film
- NE Print media
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Research Output
Fearless
Stroud, A., 23 Jul 2020, 1 ed. London: Flame Tree Press. 256 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Catharsis as Process
Stroud, A., 3 Apr 2019, In : Writing in Practice: The Journal of Creative Writing. 5, 1, 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
12
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Utopia by Sir Thomas Moore: New Writers Edition
Moore, T. & Stroud, A. (ed.), 28 Jun 2019, 1 ed. HWS Press. 114 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Review: 100 Best Video Games That Never Existed by Nate Crowley: Review by Allen Stroud
Stroud, A., 20 Feb 2018, In : BFS Journal. 1, 18, p. 90-91 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
Open Access
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18
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Review: Dinnusos Rises by Tej Turner: Review by Allen Stroud
Stroud, A., 1 Oct 2018, In : BFS Journal. 1, 19, p. 51-53 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
Open Access
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15
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Activities
Foundation (Journal)
Allen Stroud (Editorial Board Member)1 Aug 2018 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
Writing in Practice: The Journal of Creative Writing (Journal)
Allen Stroud (Peer Reviewer)19 Jan 2018
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
Fantasycon
Allen Stroud (Chair)19 Oct 2018 → 21 Oct 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public Engagement Event
Defamiliarising Europe
Allen Stroud (Speaker)13 Aug 2017
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Fantasycon
Allen Stroud (Chair)Oct 2017
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public Engagement Event
Prizes
Outstanding Contribution to Research
Allen Stroud (Recipient), 1 Sep 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)