Eden Sharp

Eden Sharp

Lecturer

School of Business, Law and Communications

023 8201 6630 ext. 6630 Room no. JM220

Biography

Eden Sharp is a crime thriller author and UK Ambassador for the Alliance of Independent Authors. She is also a literary reviewer for the San Francisco Book Review and Manhattan Book Review.

Eden has written the first novel, The Breaks and its sequel GET9 in the Vigilante Investigator Justice Series. She is currently working on number three, Zero Day, and developing two new series, Numinous and Southside. 

Further information

  1. Awards

    Over the course of her career, Eden has received academic awards. Follow the link below to find out more
    • BA (Hons) Writing Contemporary Fiction.
    • MA Creative and Critical Writing.
    • PGCE.

  2. Industry experience

    Eden has extensive experience of work within the media and computer games industries. This section contains more information about Eden’s work history and any advantageous industry links she maintains.
    Eden began her career in film production, then spent twenty years in the music and computer games industries. Eden has also worked variously as both a multimedia designer and copywriter. 

  3. Research interests

    Eden's research interests centre around crime fiction. Follow the link below to find out more.

    Her research interests include:

    • Upholding genre conventions with gender subversions in crime fiction.
    • Crime fiction as social commentary.
    • Independent publishing and the rise of the author/entrepreneur.

  4. Teaching experience

    Eden has significant experience of teaching English at an undergraduate level. To find out more about Eden’s teaching experience, please follow the link below

    Eden teaches on the following units at Solent University:

    • Introduction to Writing Craft
    • Writing and Selling the Short Story
    • Writing the Novel
    • The Business of Independent Publishing
    • Speculative Fiction.

    She is regularly sought out by literary festivals to speak about:

    • Thriller writing.
    • Independent book publishing.
    • Social media marketing for authors.

  5. Recent publications

    Find out more about Eden’s recent publications. Publications can include articles in academic journals; book chapters or full books; creative projects; conference participation and multimedia works

    Crime thriller novels:

    Vigilante Investigator Justice: The Breaks

    Vigilante Investigator Justice: Get9