ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn, ʃiː wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ɐn ˈɑːnɚɹˌɛɹi dˈɑːktɚɹˌeɪt ʌv lˈɛɾɚz fɹʌm ˈɑːksfɚd bɹˈʊks jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, wˌɛɹ ʃiː ɪz ɐ ɡˈɛst lˈɛktʃɚɹɚɹ ɔnðə kɹiːˈeɪɾɪv ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ˈɛm.ˈeɪ. kˈoːɹs.
In 2016, she was awarded an honorary doctorate of letters from Oxford Brookes University, where she is a guest lecturer on the Creative writing M.A. course.