I am bonnie Meekums
I write and publish novels, memoir, flash fiction, poetry and non-fiction.
Internationally known for my work in Dance Movement Therapy
[email protected]
@bonniemeekums
Internationally known for my work in Dance Movement Therapy
[email protected]
@bonniemeekums
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Meet bonnie meekums
Crossing boundaries, from therapist to writer.
I live in Greater Manchester, UK, where I share a house with my husband, until recently various offspring that I am never entirely confident have finally left, and from time to time grandchildren, whose size is inconsistent with their conviction that they rule the roost.
To relax, I grow vegetables that misbehave even more than the grandchildren, walk in the hills, read, practice yoga, and dance. I also travel alarming distances every now and then, to visit people I love who have inconveniently chosen to live as far away from me as possible.
I am sole author of two professional books, numerous academic papers and book chapters, and two novels. My debut novel, A Kind of Family, was re-released by Between the Lines on June 18th, 2024. It already has several 5* reviews. My joint memoir with my sister Jackie Hales, Remnants of War, was published in April 2021, also to 5* reviews.
My shorter creative works have been published or are in publication with several literary journals including Ellipsis Zine, Ad Hoc Press, Reflex Press, Roi Fainéant, Tiny Molecules, and MsLexia. In addition, I use creative writing from time to time as part of my academic writing.
I offer Dance Movement Therapy workshops worldwide and have begun facilitating Words for Wellbeing as well as more general writing workshops. I am a member of Lapidus, the Society of Authors, and a Fellow of the Association for Dance Movement Therapy, UK.
Instagram and X: @bonniemeekums
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bonnie-Meekums-PhD-Author-447854116059081/
Blog about becoming an older woman: http://mamabonnie.wordpress.com
To relax, I grow vegetables that misbehave even more than the grandchildren, walk in the hills, read, practice yoga, and dance. I also travel alarming distances every now and then, to visit people I love who have inconveniently chosen to live as far away from me as possible.
I am sole author of two professional books, numerous academic papers and book chapters, and two novels. My debut novel, A Kind of Family, was re-released by Between the Lines on June 18th, 2024. It already has several 5* reviews. My joint memoir with my sister Jackie Hales, Remnants of War, was published in April 2021, also to 5* reviews.
My shorter creative works have been published or are in publication with several literary journals including Ellipsis Zine, Ad Hoc Press, Reflex Press, Roi Fainéant, Tiny Molecules, and MsLexia. In addition, I use creative writing from time to time as part of my academic writing.
I offer Dance Movement Therapy workshops worldwide and have begun facilitating Words for Wellbeing as well as more general writing workshops. I am a member of Lapidus, the Society of Authors, and a Fellow of the Association for Dance Movement Therapy, UK.
Instagram and X: @bonniemeekums
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bonnie-Meekums-PhD-Author-447854116059081/
Blog about becoming an older woman: http://mamabonnie.wordpress.com
my inspirationWhy crossing boundaries?
I crossed classes, when I went to university as an 18-year-old. As a working-class girl in 1950s London, my dad made up bedtime stories for my sister and me, described in my creative non-fiction The Story Hunter (Dear Damsels, 2019)
I crossed genres. Having been an academic for many years, producing professional and academic publications, my creative writing really took off around 2019. I crossed geographical boundaries. I migrated in 1980 from South to North England. I have family living overseas, and am a regular visitor to Aotearoa / New Zealand. |
links to my writingDance Movement Therapy / Arts Therapies
My first book, about therapy for women survivors of child sexual abuse, can be bought here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Creative-Group-Therapy-Survivors-Sexual/dp/1853024538/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
The second book, about my approach to Dance Movement Therapy, here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/MEEKUMS-MOVEMENT-Creative-Psychotherapeutic-Therapies/dp/0761957677/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= See also 'Academic publications' page this site. |
links to my writingFiction and creative non-fiction
Joint memoir with Jackie Hales Remnants of War: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XY898VL?ref_=pe_3052080_397670860
Debut novel A Kind of Family: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZHZKY1Q See also the 'Creative writing publications' and 'free reads' pages on this site. |
