Miss Katie MacLean

2024 Jane Austen Scholar-in-Residence
I was awarded a $2500 research grant from the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies to conduct archival research in the Alberta Hirsheimer Burke collection at Goucher College, Maryland. This collection holds theatre ephemera, letters, and printed materials related to Jane Austen, and I worked under the supervision of Prof. Juliette Wells. This research was undertaken to create the first ever comprehensive survey of Austen on stage in Britain and America, and I presented my findings at the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, & Publishing's 2024 Conference.

2024 Keats-Shelley Essay Prize
I was awarded £500 for highly commended essay 'Queerness, Gender & Heterosexuality in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Frankenstein’ by chair of judges Tom Holland. A kind travel grant from the Keats-Shelley Memorial Association allowed me to travel to London for the prize giving ceremony in the historic John Murray Publishing House.

British Association for Victorian Studies Event Funding
I was awarded £650 in BAVS Event Funding for RRR Journal's annual conference, held at the University of Stirling in January 2026. Each year RRR's Deputy Editor must organise the conference on the theme of the next journal issue, which in my case was 'Sex in the Long Nineteenth Century.' This funding allowed me to award 4 PGR Travel Grants to academics facing financial barriers, and to provide an award to the winner of our annual Best Postgraduate Paper Prize, in line with the journal's mission to widen opportunities for postgraduates.

Chawton House Visiting Fellowship
https://chawtonhouse.org/…nfluence-legacy/
I was awarded this fellowship to study the original manuscript of Austen’s play Sir Charles Grandison in August 2024. As part of this fellowship, I contributed to the outputs of the house for their celebrations of Austen's 250th birthday. I contributed to the exhibition 'Sisters of the Pen: Jane Austen, Influence, Legacy,' with the section 'Drama in the Drawing Room' highlighting the role of theatre in Austen’s world, tracing how drama moved stage to page, as well as from public theatres to private parlours.

Dee-Amy Chinn Prize for Gender & Feminist Studies
This prize recognises exceptional achievement in the study of gender, queer studies and feminism. My MRes dissertation, ‘Queer Adaptation: The Lives of Nineteenth-Century Female Writers Reimagined,' analysed the works of Louisa May Alcott, Emily Dickinson, Mary Shelley, and Jane Austen.

Postgraduate Merit Scholarship
University of Stirling
I received a £2,000 scholarship for my First Class Honours degree with the University of Stirling. The money went toward full-time study on my MRes degree.

Faculty of Arts and Humanities PGR Conference
I coordinated this successful conference with fellow postgraduate students on the theme of 'Change and Disruption,' featuring papers from our keynote speakers Dr Anindya Raychaudhuri and Professor Tom Mole.

Deputy Editor of Romance, Revolution and Reform Journal
2025
https://www.rrrjournal.com
I am the Deputy Editor for RRR Journal, a postgraduate led journal based at the University of Southampton. In this role, I coordinate the reviews for our upcoming 2026 issue, ‘Play in the Long Nineteenth Century.' I ensure that the journal upholds ethical standards in peer review and editorial processes and maintains a supportive environment for our authors.

Editor-in-Chief of Romance, Revolution and Reform Journal
In this role, I oversee the production of Issue 9, 'Sex in the Long Nineteenth Century.' Primarily, I am responsible for this issue's articles and the peer review process. I have gained significant experience with social media and content management, as I use CMS to update and maintain our website. I am also responsible for organisational and admin duties to maintain the quality of our processes.

SGSAH Doctoral Researcher Committee
https://www.sgsah.ac.uk/e_t/dp/literature/
I am a representative for Literature+ Catalyst, communicating student's trainings needs to the SGSAH team.

SGSAH Fundraising Intern, Glasgow Zine Library
https://www.glasgowzinelibrary.com
In this role, I support staff on grant applications, report writing for events and programming, and help devise fundraising strategy. I lead on securing corporate sponsorship for Glasgow Zine Fest 2025, and have received training in reporting social impact and writing for funders.

Teaching Assistant
University of Stirling
I was a teaching assistant on the module ENGU9A1 - Introduction to Literary Studies: Genre during Autumn 2024, engaging students with texts from the 1500s to the present. I designed and delivered weekly discussion sessions to support lecture content, particularly focusing on queer and/or feminist texts from writers like Emily Dickinson and Jane Austen.