Biography
Sonia Overall (PhD SFHEA) is a writer, psychogeographer and writing tutor living in East Kent. Her published writing includes novels, poetry, short stories, academic articles and features, many of which touch on psychogeography, spirit of place and aspects of the weird. Her latest short pieces can be found in Streetcake and Neon magazines; her books include the poetry collection ‘The Art of Walking’, the walking-writing manual ‘walk write (repeat)’, and the hybrid memoir ‘Heavy Time: a psychogeographer’s pilgrimage’.
Sonia is a member of the Walking Artists Network and founder and curator of Women Who Walk, a network for walking academics and creatives. Her walking projects include themed public and performative walks, temporary labyrinths and the lockdown walking project on Twitter, #DistanceDrift. She is currently a Senior Lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University, where she runs the MA in Creative Writing.