I am a writer, arts producer, collaborator. My work has been published by Thi Wurd, Writing East Midlands, Southword Journal, The Galley Beggar Press, TU Dublin Anthology, The Common Breath, Mironline, Dear Damsels, The Whitstable Whistler and Chroma Editions.
I am the winner of The 2021 Seán O’Faoláin International Short Story Prize and The 2021 Aurora Short Story Prize judged by Jon McGregor. In May 2022 I was a finalist for the Manchester Short Fiction Prize, the UK’s biggest prize for unpublished short fiction. You can read my story here. My stories have also been short/long listed for The Alpine Fellowship, The BBC Short Story Prize, The Cúirt New Writing Prize, The Galley Beggar Short Story Prize, The Primadonna Prize and The Writers’ and Artists’ Prize amongst others.
I am interested in the transformative effect of creativity in health and community settings. I’m currently working as a Creative Projects Manager for the dementia charity Resonate Arts. I’m a regular collaborator with Theatre Company 1927. I hold an MA (with distinction) in Creative and Life Writing from Goldsmiths University London. In July 2019 I was selected for The Stinging Fly Summer School.
I am excited by writers who unpick the rage and the shit and the joy of everyday life. Right now I especially love the work of Claire Keegan, Akil Sharma, Ottessa Moshfegh, Elizabeth Strout, Lucia Berlin, Lucy Caldwell, Jamel Brinkley, Yiyun Lee, Deborah Levy, Nicole Flattery, ZZ Packer, Wendy Erskine, Gwendoline Riley, Chris Power, Bryan Washington, Cathy Sweeney, Emma Cline, Patricia Lockwood, Raven Leilani, Kathryn Scanlan, Sheena Patel.
Previously I worked as Artistic Associate/Senior Producer at Battersea Arts Centre for over fifteen years, curating and developing festivals and seasons of work including the 2018/19 Phoenix Season. At BAC I supported and presented many incredible artists including Rachel Chavkin and The TEAM, Adrian Howells, Zena Edwards, 1927, Sue MacLaine Company, Chris Thorpe, Nic Green, Touretteshero, Kneehigh, Daniel Kitson, Paula Varjack, Rachel Bagshaw, Breach Theatre and Dead Centre. I have also worked with LIFT Festival, National Theatre Studio, National Theatre of Scotland and Fierce Festival.