Dr Natalia Liebnitz

Dr Natalia Liebnitz is a Lecturer of Creative Writing at Stirling.

She has published seven novels to date, primarily with large publishing houses such as HarperCollins UK and Penguin Random House US. Written pseudonymously, Natalia's work has won or been shortlisted for a variety of awards and prizes, including the Nero Book Awards, the Southern Schools Book Awards, Redbridge Awards and the Dublin International Literary Prize. She is currently editing her eighth novel, with a publication date of September 2027. Primarily publishing in Children's Literature, Natalia is a specialist in YA and Middle Grade Fiction at the University.

Prior to the post, she gained a Master’s in Education in Boston and taught for fifteen years in Scottish and American school systems, working with students with neurodiverse learning styles. She returned to academia with a Master’s in Scottish Literature, before completing a PhD in English (Creative Writing).

Natalia also holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, is a Fellow of the HEA, and is currently a mentor with the Neurodivergent Humanities Network.

Natalia would be very interested in receiving PhD proposals for creative projects on any themes related to her research and publications; for example, speculative fiction, issues of trauma and/or motherhood, neurodiverse voices, typography or experimentation with narrative form, and any projects relating to YA Fiction.

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with her with any queries.

Natalia currently teaches across all modules on the MLitt programme, alongside undergraduate modules ENGU9C1 Creative Writing I and ENGU9C2 Creative Writing II. Natalia also supports creative-led dissertations on modules ENGU9DP and ENGU9A8.