Dr Cora Beth Fraser

@corabeth.bsky.social

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Autistic Geordie illustrator and classicist. Assoc Lecturer at The Open University. National Teaching Fellow. Working class/first gen/book addict.

Moon shining over the reconstructed Roman West Gate at Arbeia, with the reconstructed barrack block in the background.
A cover page that says 'The Katabasis Book Nook', with a Lego book nook on a shelf surrounded by mythology and Underworld-related books.
A sparkly graphic with Scope and EVRI logos, and white text that says 'I've been nominated!'.
SAGE project award screen.
A dinner table in a big hall.
Woman with brown hair wearing a baggy grey Daily Tism hoodie with 'manic pixie dream girl' crossed out and replaced by 'regular autistic woman'.
Zoom screenshot of three speakers and Bettina the host of the conference.
THE Awards 2025 shortlist announcement, with 8 academics shortlisted for Most Innovative Teacher of the Year.
A corner from a larger illustration in black and green, featuring a border of reeds and fish, and details of a river with a skull at the bottom.
A black cat with big eyes sitting on a printer.
A bouquet of flowers in a box that says You're The Best.
A photo of Durham Cathedral from the train.
Coloured portrait of a sleeping ginger cat.
Part of a Lego build including columns and books.
Shakespeare puzzles black and white book cover.
A box on a shelf, with writing in (mostly) Greek alphabet that is supposed to say 'The Equation' but really doesn't!
Introductory slide on a big screen, under a church stained glass window.
A person with brown hair and a gold jumper, holding up a book.
A giant reindeer with a man inside it, in front of a newsagent.
A little green dragon with an Indiana Jones- style hat.
A black and white drawing of a river god, with a border of reeds and fish.
Black cat on red blanket on blue sofa, glaring.
Wooden wall panel with William Morris paper and a figural lamp in front.
Orange sunset behind the reconstructed gatehouse.
A cartoon of a black cat with green eyes on a plinth.
A black cat causing havoc with the contents of Regina's work basket and strong box.
Tombstone of Regina, showing a seated figure without a face, and an inscription beneath.
Black and white drawing of a woman with three heads carrying a torch, in a border of snakes, smoke and branches.
A black and white drawing of a male figure, with eyes and thunderbolts.
A black and white drawing of a seated female figure holding a sword and scabbard, with a border of vines and swords.
A black and white picture of a female figure surrounded by a swirling veil of stars.
A black and white drawing of a female statue looking towards the sky, with a border of leaves and vines.
A black and white drawing of a woman kneeling on rocks by the sea, with a border of seaweed.
A black and white drawing of a giant metal man standing astride two islands.
A black and white drawing of a blacksmith at his anvil, in a border of hammers and vines.
Black and white drawing of a man playing a stringed instrument, in a swirly border.
A black and white picture of a king with beams radiating from him, in a border of roses and with a startled black cat.
A black and white drawing of a male figure with wings holding on to a female figure in the air.
A black and white picture of Odysseus tied to the mast of his ship.
A black and white drawing of a male figure pushing a round boulder, in a border of chains.
A black and white drawing of a woman lying on a couch, with another woman crouched next to her.
Black and white drawing of a woman running, in a border of apples.
A black and white drawing of a woman with a wand, turning men into pigs, with an island in the background.
A black and white drawing of a man flying to earth with fire, with mountains in the background.
A black and white drawing of a woman in a crown sitting on steps, with images of flames and a wooden horse on her dress.
A black and white drawing of a standing goddess pointing a finger at a seated girl, with a border of roses and cobwebs.
A black and white drawing of a male figure attacking a creature with horns, and a maze in the background.
Black and white drawing of a woman opening a jar, with flying things coming out.
Black and whits drawing of a figure surrounded by snakes.
A black and white drawing of a seated figure in a tent, with a border of spears and vines.
A black and white drawing of a male head looking up at a sunburst, with a border of falling feathers.
A black and white drawing of a kneeling woman in a border of pomegranates.
A black and white drawing of a girl playing with two dragons, with a Greek-style sunburst border.
A black and white drawing of a centaur with a child on his back, in a border of vines.
William Blake's minotaur, with the lower body of a bull and the torso of a man.
A drawing of a wolf standing up, with lightning bolts around him.
A black and white drawing of a little Minotaur schoolboy being followed by other children, with a labyrinth border.
A black and white drawing of a woman's head with snakes, and a snaky border.
Drawing borders for my newest book.
A black and white image of a woman standing between columns, in a circular frame with an ornate border of vines.