Chris RoseNILE Consultant Trainer

Chris is a teacher, writer and trainer with over twenty years of experience. For a long time he worked for the British Council in Italy, integrating English language teaching with arts and cultural projects. He has worked widely throughout Europe, and also in the Middle East, North Africa, Russia, and China.

He has taken part in several educational materials development projects and written ELT readers. Chris holds a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing and specialises in teaching literature, creative writing, and cultural studies. He has worked with NILE for fifteen years, and also taught at a number of universities in the UK.

Under the name ‘C.D. Rose’ he has published five books. The most recent, the novel We Live Here Now, was published in 2025 and won the Goldsmith's Prize.

He is a fellow of the Royal Literary Fund.