Mr Danny Rhodes

Senior Lecturer

School of Humanities & Educational Studies

Danny Rhodes - Course Director BA (Hons) Creative & Professional Writing

Danny is currently module lead and tutor on the Foundation Year module 'The Write Stuff', Level 4 modules 'Non-Fiction', 'Contextual Studies' and 'Poetry, Drama, Fiction 1' and Level 5/6 modules 'The Novel', 'Science-Fiction, Fantasy and Horror' and 'Professional Practice 2'. He also lectures on the MA in Creative Writing and runs the 'Writing Comes Alive' programme. 

Danny taught as a Sessional member of staff for a number of years before joining CCCU on a permanent basis in 2016. Previous to this Danny was Head of English in a large Secondary School in Kent.

Danny is the author of the contemporary novels 'Asboville' (2006), 'Soldier Boy' (2009) and 'FAN' (2014). He is currently seeking a publisher for his latest novel, 'KID'.

Danny also writes short fiction and has published over 30 stories in magazines and anthologies in the UK and the USA. In 2021 his short story 'Toadstone' was shortlisted for the prestigious BBC Short Story Award.

Danny is a member of the Society of Authors.

  • Hag Rhodes, D.: TTA Press. [Journal article]
  • The delf Rhodes, D., (01 Oct 2021): C. M. Muller. [Journal article]
  • The Stonemason Rhodes, D., (18 Nov 2021), The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror. [Book chapter]
  • Toadstone Rhodes, D., (13 Sep 2021), BBC National Short Story Award 2021 with Cambridge University. Great Britain. [Book chapter]
  • The stonemason Rhodes, D., (May 2020): TTA Press. [Journal article]
  • Border country Rhodes, D., (31 Mar 2019), Best New Horror: PS Publishing. [Book chapter]
  • The haunted tales of L.T.C.Rolt Rhodes, D., Horror Literature from Gothic to Post-Modern: Critical Essays: McFarland & Co. [Book chapter]
  • Black water rising Rhodes, D., (01 Dec 2017): Richard Chizmar. [Journal article]
  • Border Country Rhodes, D., (Jan 2017): TTA Press. [Journal article]
  • Tohoku Rhodes, D., (Jul 2016): TTA Press. [Journal article]
  • The Cleansing Rhodes, D., (02 Mar 2015): TTA Press. [Journal article]
  • FAN - A novel Rhodes, D., (15 Apr 2014). London: Arcadia Books. [Book]
  • Passchendaele Rhodes, D., (Jan 2014): TTA Press. [Journal article]
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Contact me

daniel.rhodes@canterbury.ac.uk
01227921832
Thorne & Fynden (THs05), Canterbury

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