What have I been up to lately? Well…
One: I recently attended the launch of Banovallum School’s First Story Anthology, Writing Outside the Box. It has been my privilege to work with the boys at Banovallum and their teacher Miss Lord since...
View Article2nd Place in 2015 Bath Short Story Award
I am thrilled to be able to share that my story, ‘Dancing to the Shipping Forecast‘ has been selected as Second Prize winning story in this year’s Bath Short Story Award. The Bath Award is a fantastic...
View ArticleFirst Story Summer Residential 2015
Regular readers of this blog will know that I am currently a writer-in-residence with the charity First Story. For those of you not familiar with First Story, here’s their intro from the website: First...
View ArticleFirst Story Young Writers’ Festival 2015
This week I was fortunate enough to once again be part of the fabulous First Story Young Writers’ Festival. On Wednesday and Thursday over 800 students gathered in the gorgeous grounds of Lady Margaret...
View ArticleBeing Dad Kickstarter is go!
While I was away last week the Being Dad Kickstarter kicked off. I’ve been unable to blog about it until today though, as I returned home from the First Story Young writers’ Festival to find my...
View ArticleBeing Dad Kickstarter final few days
As I type this, there are only 5 days to go before the Being Dad Kickstarter ends. Pledges currently stand at £2778 which means that there is still just over £700 needed before the deadline of Monday...
View ArticleCharacters and Stories @ Wolds Words 2015
This time next week I will be leading a writing workshop on character as part of the brilliant Wolds Words 2015. Wolds Words is an annual celebration of reading, writing and performance with events...
View ArticleWhy you should apply for an RSL Brookleaze Grant
Awarded by The Royal Society of Literature’s Council, Brookleaze Grants support writers (novelists, playwrights, poets, short story writers) who need time away from their normal lives – to take...
View ArticleGoodbye 2015, Hello 2016
Well, another year done and what a year. 2015 kicked of with the arrival of the results of my MA Creative Writing and I was thrilled, after three years of work, to receive a Distinction. In April,...
View ArticleBeing Dad launch @ Norwich Writers Centre
From the blurb: In Being Dad, fifteen contemporary writers – all fathers themselves – explore the highs and lows of fatherhood. From protective instincts gone awry to the ghosts of our fathers...
View ArticleEssays galore over on Thresholds
My Thresholds shortlisted essay examining William Gay’s ‘Where will you go when your skin cannot contain you’ is now live over on the Thresholds, The University of Chichester’s Short Story Forum. In...
View ArticleReading @ PowWow Festival of Writing 24th April 2016
I am thrilled to be able to say that I will be at the PowWow Festival of Writing this Sunday. If you don’t know what Pow Wow is, here’s the lowdown from the PowWow website: The PowWow Festival of...
View ArticleFirst Story: how you can help young writers across the UK
Today begins my third year of working with the brilliant First Story. This year I will be writer-in-residence at Skegness Academy and our first workshop is set to take place this afternoon. I can...
View ArticleHive Young Writers Festival
This coming Saturday, April 14, I will be delivering a short story writing workshop and takin part in a discussion panel as part of Hive Young Writers Festival in Rotherham. From the website: ‘The...
View Article‘Half-mown Lawn’ to be performed as part of Best British Short Stories: An...
This autumn sees the publication of the 2022 edition of Best British Short Stories from Salt. To celebrate, WORDTheatre is presenting performances of a set of stories from across the years since the...
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