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novella and collection of short stories, features in many school and college reading lists across the United
Kingdom, and individual works from the collection have been republished in other anthologies. Burford's writing was included in the anthology
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University of Bradford to recognise her contributions to equality and diversity. After her retirement in 2005 Burford became the first deputy director of the university's Centre for Inclusion and Diversity.
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identity. Burford was open about being a lesbian, although this was not widely known until
Stephen Maglott (1953-2016) published a biographical tribute to Burford describing her as a "distinguished
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Jewell, Terri (30 November 1986). "A Review of a
Dangerous Knowing: Four Black Women Poets By Barbara Burford, Jackie Kay, Grace Nichols and Gabriela Pearse (London: Sheba Feminist Publishers)".
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Burford was an active writer, having written plays, short stories, poems, and science fiction stories. The 1980 anthology
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in 1964 as a specialist in electron microscopy at postgraduate teaching hospitals. She later began working at the
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individuals who have made a difference in their field. The inaugural
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with her family, where she attended Dalston County Grammar School, which later became
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Horton, Emily; Philip Tew; Leigh Wilson, eds. (24 April 2014).
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as works that readers of the journal might find interesting.
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Gardiner, Linda (September 1986). "This Month's Bookshelf".
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and diversity who had direct links to Burford and her work.
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Burford's works were selected multiple times by the journal
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In 1999 Burford was appointed Director of Equality for the
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Burford, Barbara (1989). Salmonson, Jessica Amanda (ed.).
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North of England Commissioning Support (June 2014).
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The 1980s: a decade of contemporary British fiction
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