Carole Barrowman | |
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Born | Carole Emily Barrowman 20 April 1959 |
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Nationality | Scottish-American |
Relatives | John Barrowman (brother) |
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Carole Emily Barrowman [1] (born 20 April 1959) is a Scottish-American writer and academic.
She is Professor of English and Director of Creative Studies in Writing at Alverno College, Milwaukee, and a reviewer and crime fiction columnist for the Milwaukee Sentinel.
She is also known for her writing contributions with younger brother, actor, singer and dancer John Barrowman, best-known for his role as Jack Harkness in Doctor Who and Torchwood. [2]
She was credited as co-author on her brother's memoir and autobiography, Anything Goes, which was published in 2008 by Michael O'Mara Books. [3] Part of the writing process involved her transcribing her brother's dictations. [4]
In 2009, John Barrowman published I Am What I Am, also featuring Carole as co-author. [5] In addition to her brother's memoirs, the siblings co-wrote a Torchwood comic strip, featuring Jack Harkness, entitled Captain Jack and the Selkie. [6] The Barrowman siblings' debut novel, titled Hollow Earth, was published in February 2012. [7] In researching the novel, Carole traveled to the west coast of Scotland to visit some of the locations which she and her brother chose to feature in the book. [8]
In addition to her published collaborations, she contributed an essay about her brother to the Hugo Award-winning [9] non-fiction anthology Chicks Dig Time Lords. [10]
Carole Barrowman | |
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Born | Carole Emily Barrowman 20 April 1959 |
Occupation |
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Nationality | Scottish-American |
Relatives | John Barrowman (brother) |
Website | |
www |
Carole Emily Barrowman [1] (born 20 April 1959) is a Scottish-American writer and academic.
She is Professor of English and Director of Creative Studies in Writing at Alverno College, Milwaukee, and a reviewer and crime fiction columnist for the Milwaukee Sentinel.
She is also known for her writing contributions with younger brother, actor, singer and dancer John Barrowman, best-known for his role as Jack Harkness in Doctor Who and Torchwood. [2]
She was credited as co-author on her brother's memoir and autobiography, Anything Goes, which was published in 2008 by Michael O'Mara Books. [3] Part of the writing process involved her transcribing her brother's dictations. [4]
In 2009, John Barrowman published I Am What I Am, also featuring Carole as co-author. [5] In addition to her brother's memoirs, the siblings co-wrote a Torchwood comic strip, featuring Jack Harkness, entitled Captain Jack and the Selkie. [6] The Barrowman siblings' debut novel, titled Hollow Earth, was published in February 2012. [7] In researching the novel, Carole traveled to the west coast of Scotland to visit some of the locations which she and her brother chose to feature in the book. [8]
In addition to her published collaborations, she contributed an essay about her brother to the Hugo Award-winning [9] non-fiction anthology Chicks Dig Time Lords. [10]