Louise Dean

A life in dates

1. 1994: Moves into advertising at Chiat/Day – London, England, After a graduate traineeship with Unilever, Dean went into advertising at Chiat/Day London, which became St Luke’s.
2. 1995 – 1996: Becomes a planning director at Bates Asia – Hong Kong, She worked as a planning director for Bates Asia in Hong Kong.
3. 1996 – 1997: Joins Fallon McElligott Berlin in New York – New York, United States, Dean worked at Fallon McElligott Berlin in New York before leaving to start her own advertising agency in Manhattan.
4. 2004: Becoming Strangers – Longlist, The Booker Prize
5. 2004: Becoming Strangers – Prize, Betty Trask Prize and Awards
6. 2 February 2004: Becoming Strangers – Novel
7. 2007: Returns to live in Kent – Kent, England, Dean came back from France to live in Kent with her children.
8. 2017: Founds the Novelry – She founded the Novelry, a creative writing school for novelists, which she directs.