David Gerow works with SFA as a copywriter and editor for academic and public access articles, communicating the network’s aims and success to a large audience. He is currently in the second year of a doctorate in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow, and has had two plays produced as well as various fiction pieces and articles published. He also works as a freelance editor and proofreader for academics unrelated to SFA, in which capacity he has contributed to a large number of papers, theses, book chapters, proposals, grant applications, etc., giving him a wealth of experience in academic writing for all purposes. He is a CELTA-certified English teacher who spent nine years teaching adults in China, Italy and South Korea before moving to Glasgow, so he comes with ample experience in workshop-style settings