Sunday Times bestseller. Richard & Judy Book Club Alumna. Netball legend.*

Thank you for visiting my website.

I’m a Geordie writer whose interests include fiction, memoir, and script. My particular passions are life writing and comedy, which are both distinct and completely intertwined.

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Click over to #AM WRITING for information about my work . I teach at Faber Academy and I am a Creative Producer for New Writing North‘s school programme.

Want some coaching to get your writing project into shape? Work with me! Have a look at the ‘Coaching and Mentoring’ page for my credentials, testimonials, and rates.

SHORTLISTED: Tees Valley Artist of the Year 2025.

For literary work, I am represented by Jemma McDonagh at JMA.

For script and screenwriting work, it’s Julia Mills at Berlin Associates. Please see contact page for details.

* According to my mother.