About the Author
Helen Sword is Head of the Academic Practice Group in the Centre for Academic Development at the University of Auckland. Her publications include two books on modernist poetry, Engendering Inspiration (1995) and Ghostwriting Modernism (2002), and numerous articles on twentieth-century literature, academic writing and higher education teaching. See also her interactive digital poetry website, helen's word.
The Writer’s Diet draws on Helen's extensive experience as a writer, editor and teacher of academic writing. Her next book, Stylish Academic Writing: A Manifesto, aims to help academics become more engaging, accessible writers.