My writing

I’ve written in a range of genres, styles and formats. Hey, it keeps the writing life more interesting! In general I like to write about the things that I am passionate about like equality, gender, nature and the general absurdity that is the human race. I also like to give a voice to the issues and people that are sidelined or silenced by the mainstream.

​Here are some highlights of my work, competition wins and news of upcoming publications.

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Published - Pen to Print

September 2022

Home is a Distant Country creative non fiction published in the Monday Moments series by Pen to Print
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Published - Open Book

September 2022

Sunday Surprise creative non fiction published by Open Book in their Unbound series

Podcast discussing it here.

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Published - Books By Women

February 2022

Uncomfortable Books Are Important published by Books By Women
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Published - Live Write Thrive

October 2021

7 Ways To Create An Empathetic Antagonist published by Live Write Thrive
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3rd Place – Bristol Short Story Prize

October 2021

My surreal story of early motherhood was described as “Brilliant…hit me in the gut.”

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Published - Mslexia

1st June 2021

Described as ‘quite extraordinary’ by Mimi Khalvati, this short story was chosen to be part of the ‘Portrait’ theme for Issue 90 of Mslexia.

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Published in Litro Magazine

7th March 2021

I found a home for my story Chicken Bones in Litro magazine. This one felt extra special seeing as I wrote the first version of it years ago.
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Competition Longlist - Laxfield Literary Agency

4th January 2021

The manuscript of my first novel was one of seventeen chosen for the longlist when they launched their new agency.
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Published in Quince Magazine

January 2021

I wrote this when I was on the cusp of turning 40 and all of the questions about my life were looming.
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Published in Hecate Journal

21st January 2021

Hecate magazine is for womxn and witches. My short story The Waves Are Calling was in the first ever online edition.
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Published by Byte the Book

17th November 2020

An other-wordly tale of love and water.
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Competition Short List - Retreat West Flash Fiction

November 2020

My flash fiction on the theme of ‘Glass’ reached the shortlist.
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Competition Longlist – Primadonna Prize

August 2020

This entry was inspired by parenting in lockdown and got me on the longlist.
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Competition Semi-final - MacQueens Ekphrastic Competition

3rd May 2020

This was a first for me – a prose poem inspired by a piece of art.
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Competition Winner - Spread The Word/Boukouture

April 2020

I was one of six underrepresented writers to receive a full professional edit on the manuscript of my first novel.
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Published in Dear Damsels

April 2020

Where is Home? explored finding a slice of nature in the city which felt very important during lockdown.
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Competition Win - Byte the Book Showcase

19th November 2018

This dark tale was inspired by the chaos of Black Friday.
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Published in 'The Cabinet Of Heed'

October 2018

An anecdote from my stepdad at the barbers led to this quirky tale.
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Published in 'The Huffington Post'

Multiple

My favourites are Wearing Makeup Isn’t Empowering and Why Aren’t Classrooms Gender Neutral?
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Published in 'The F-Word'

Multiple

You can read my reviews for Flesh of the Peach by Helen McClory, Aurabel by Laura Dockrill and Fever Dream by Samantha Schweblin.
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Pubished in 'Pennyzine'

March 2017

The artist Sophie Page created this gorgeous piece to go with my story.
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Published in 'Wander' Magazine

25th November 2015

A story about an invisible friend – only available in print, I’m afraid!
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Published in 'Wander' Magazine

25th November 2015

Exploring a lost opportunity in this short story – also only available in print.
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Highly Commended in Aurora Short Fiction Competition

April 2016

My story Woven in Place is a modern retelling of the myth of Arachne set in a child labour factory.
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Published in Centum Press 100 Voices Vol. 2

January 2016

This story showed the difficult relationship between a daughter and her mother. Only available in print.
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Competition Winner – Creative Ink Writing Competition

2015-2016

This was a great opportunity to try out flash pieces inspired by images and get feedback. You can see their courses and competitions using the link.
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Shortlisted – Cro Magnon Short Story Competition

October 2015

This was a really interesting one because it was the closest to sci-fi I’ve ever been with my writing.
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Winner – Segora International Short Story Competition

August 2015

Inspired by this image of a metal rose, this piece charts the difficulty of motherhood for an autistic woman.

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Published – Running Out Of Ink Online Journal

September 2013

This was special in two ways. It was my first ever publication, and the magazine’s last ever edition.

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