I am Francesca Turauskis, but as that is such a tongue-testing name, I tweet as @FranticT.

Education:
Kingston University
B.A. Honours Creative Writing and Drama (Specilising in Directing. Final performance: Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco)
First Class

Current Work:
Kingston Library and Heritage Service, Kingston-upon-Thames
Reference & Information Officer and Customer Service May 2013-Current
Assisting the Service Development Librarian with the management and distribution of information and resources. Duties include, but are not limited to: Liaising with internal staff and external organisations to organise information and allow efficient access; updating and maintaining distribution lists; handling Twitter content to actively promote both library and stock; answering queries, creating contacts and sending out focused advertisements via such methods as email, direct messages on social media and distributing leaflets created using Microsoft Office. I produced, marketed and organised a dramatic reading event for Halloween, which had the highest turn-out of any adult’s event held in a borough library. I initiated and still run the Kingston Library Writers’ Group, setting tasks and providing feedback to writers, with a view to making the group self-sustaining this year. I also provide a customer focused library service in accordance with the SCL initiative.

Published Writing:
- Various articles, The Artifice online magazine, writer and community editor

-“Home is Where the Spiders Are”
Oh Comely Magazine, Issue 23, 2014

-“Rush Hour Sestina”
A Fountain of Ink, The Great British Write-Off, 2014

-“Christmas Roofs are Slippery”
Dramatic Shorts, Edited by James Quince, 2014

-“An Evening of Penny Dreadfuls"
Performed at Kingston Library, 2014

-“Anansi and the Cuckoo”
Performed at the Reg Bailey Theatre, Kingston, 2009

I have also provided work for: Student World Online; Glipho.com; Standout Books.