About,

Bernadette McBride is an English writer, director, and creative practitioner of Irish heritage who lives and works in Liverpool. She won an award for the 'Biggest Impact on the City of Liverpool' in 2019, she was shortlisted for the Manchester Fiction Prize in 2020, and in 2022 she was shortlisted for 'The best nature-based social prescribing project' for her creative practitioner and social advocacy work.

Bernadette is the author of Roots: Eco-Journal (2019), her short fiction has appeared across several anthologies, and her short story "Sea Monster" has been translated into the Irish language for a short film adaptation shot on the Aran islands, Ireland (March 2024) and is now in the post-production process.

Bernadette is an academic working on research around environment, emotion, and affect and related representation across contemporary literature, especially the short story. She holds a PhD and MRes in Creative Writing from the University of Liverpool exploring these timely themes. Bernadette was awarded the John Lennon Memorial Scholarship to complete her postgraduate research at the University of Liverpool, where she also contributes to teaching on creative writing modules on the English BA and in the Continuing Education department.

In her freelance practice, Bernadette has worked on major public engagement projects around writing and environment with clients such as the NHS, Tate Liverpool, Open Eye Gallery, Heart of Glass, schools, and other key arts and cultural organizations.

Bernadette is a member of Women in Film and TV (WFTV), the Climate Psychology Alliance (CPA), the Planetary Health Alliance (PHA), and an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA).