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.

* I am currently researching a project about ‘homesickness’ for a childhood home that is no longer accessible to you. Please get in touch via the contact page if this sounds like you and you’d like to get involved.*

Please 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.