Thank you for visiting my website. I am a bestselling Geordie writer, researcher, and tutor based in the North East of England with my husband (he’s from Middlesbrough but I don’t hold it against him), our daughters, and dogs. Please click over to LATEST NEWS for information about my writing projects.

I am currently course leader (Memoir and Life Writing) at Faber Academy Newcastle and at Faber online also run courses for Creative Writing Ink and New Writing North.

For literary work, I am represented by Jo Unwin at JULA.

For script and screenwriting work, I am represented by Julia Mills at Berlin Associates. Please see contacts page for details.