DURHAM LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2000

 

MARGARET BURT

Margaret Burt was born in Horden, and studied english, history and philosophy at Newcastle University. ‘I went out just about every night for 3 years, thought about love, life and meaning of life. I wrote about 3 essays and never wanted to leave.’

She teaches english, film studies, journalism and media-related courses at further education colleges. She lives in Northumberland. In 1997 she started to write Sweet Dreams are Made of This and she’s been writing everyday ever since.