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Biography
Russell Schechter holds BS and Master’s degrees from Cornell University and a PhD from The Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California. He is primarily responsible for teaching fiction writing.
As ‘Jay Russell’ he is the author of eight books and numerous short stories in the genres of horror, crime, fantasy and science fiction.
In the news
St Mary’s University Creative Writing alumna Louise Fein has sold her debut novel to publishers in the UK and USA as part of a two-book deal, and also in countries including Netherlands and Italy. Find out more...
A graduate of the Creative and Professional Writing programme at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, Mel Taylor-Bessent, has been named by The Bookseller as one of its rising stars in publishing. Find out more...
An alumna of the Creative and Professional Writing BA at St Mary’s University, Twickenham is having her first novel published later this month. Find out more...
Media enquiries
For media enquiries, please contact our Communications and Public Engagement Manager, Sam Yarnold, by emailling sam.yarnold@stmarys.ac.uk or calling 020 8240 8262.