Dr Claire Griffiths lectures in Creative Writing at Brunel University, alongside 2019 Booker Award winner Professor Bernardine Evaristo. Prior to this, she was Subject Leader and Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University for the Creative Arts, and Associate Tutor in Creative Writing and English Literature at the University of East Anglia. Alongside her academic career, she works in an indie bookshop in north London and teaches adult learner creative writing courses for Imperial College London and City Lit. Her short fiction has been published in several literary magazines, including The Feathertale Review, has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4, and has placed in competitions including The Bristol Short Story Prize and The Bath Short Story Award.