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

Thank you for visiting my website. I’m a Geordie writer whose interests include memoir, screenwriting and theatre making. My particular passions are life writing and comedy, which are both distinct and completely intertwined.

I teach at Faber Academy and mentor for Curtis Brown Creative.

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.

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.