ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
Judge
D&AD New Blood Awards, 2019
Guest speaker
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
Short courses
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
Mentoring
Mentor to Web Editor and UX Copywriter (to Dec 2019)
Theatre
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
Film
Production Designer, Magic Trick, short film, 2017
Freelance film reviewer, Film4.com, 2013
Writing
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
Writing Groups
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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