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D&AD New Blood Awards, 2019

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Guest speaker

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University of Roehampton, Creative Writing BA, 2021

University of Roehampton, Online Careers Event, 2021

Helix Arts, CoCafe, 2025

 

Education

 

University of Roehampton, Creative Writing, MA, Distinction and Creative Writing Prize recipient, 2017 – 2019

Durham University, English Literature, BA, 2:1, 2002 – 2005

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Short courses

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Bill Wright's Illustration, Central St Martins, 2016

1 2 3s of Drawing, Central St Martins, 2015

Writing Young Adult Fiction, University of Oxford, FHEQ Level 4, 2011

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Mentoring

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Mentor to Web Editor and UX Copywriter (to Dec 2019)

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Theatre

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The Night After The Night, shortlisted and workshopped, The Lambeth Readers and Writers Festival, 2015

The Other Plans, Colour House Theatre, 2013. "Genuine, moving and a really good laugh" – ayoungertheatre.com

The Grey Letters, The Rondo Theatre, 2013. "An exceptional evening" – The Bath Chronicle

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Film

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Production Designer, Magic Trick, short film, 2017

Freelance film reviewer, Film4.com, 2013

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Writing

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Deserter, flash fiction, finalist, Wandsworth Arts Festival, 2015

Explaining Wooden Spoons to Him, poetry, second round, The Bridport Prize, 2025

The Fox at the Door, novel, selected for The Greene Door Project 2025, and longlisted for a prize to be announced in June 2026

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Writing Groups

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The Writers' Circle – Fiction and drama writers

Chalk the Sun – south London-based group of fiction writers

Atmospheres – small group of writers focused on haunted landscapes, folk horror and 'the English eerie'

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I'm a freelance senior copywriter and strategist based in Newcastle upon Tyne - find out more about me.

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