Me.

I'm a professional poet and inter-disciplinary

artist based in the North of England.

In 2019 I became a Director of Write Out Loud

and associate artist at Wigan STEAM.

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I teach creative writing as a freelance

and at The Secret Writers Club

and Ink Inc. Young Writers.

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Appeared on TELEVISION: BBC 1. 

RADIO: BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4,

BBC Radio Lancashire and Manchester. 

NEWSPAPER. Blogged for The Guardian.

Appeared in The Daily Mirror. 

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MA in Creative Writing (Distinction) 

Edge Hill University

BA (hons) Theatre Studies with Creative Writing 2:1

Lancaster University.

NVQ Level 4 Careers Advice and Guidance

Experienced teacher.

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My jobs before poetry have included NHS operations

manager, careers advisor, library manager,

arts festival producer, storyteller,

literacy co-ordinator, podium dancer,

warehouse operative and KFC All Star,

in no particular order.  

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Publications:

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For age 14+

Books

The Lolitas (2019) Verve Poetry Press                         Bird St.:Selected Performance Poetry 2009-2019

(2020)The Secret Writers Club Press

DUE SEPTEMBER! The Uniform Factory (2020) Verve Poetry Press

Audio collections

Love Is A Battlefield(2015) Nymphs & Thugs                   

Bird St. (2015) Nymphs & Thugs

Council House Poetry (2018)Double CD. Nymphs & Thugs                               

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Shows

The Book of Dave

Micro-commission with Izzy Brittain

for Pen:chant and The Turnpike Art Gallery.

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Council House Poetry

Edinburgh Fringe Show

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Love Is A Battlefield

Dancepoetry with Giorgio Deca.  Commissioned by BBC Radio 3, Arc, Contact and New Writing North.

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     For children and families

     The Sleepover: a re-imagining of

     'The Princess and The Pea'

     Commissioned by the Rural Touring Network,

     Just So Children's Festival and Big Imaginations.

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     The Woman Who Turned Into An Eyeball (2016)

     Commissioned by and in collaboration with

     C03 Dance Company

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     Robot Aliens Stole My Ipig (2016)

     A collaboration with Blue Moose Dance Company and

     Save Our Stories. Commissioned by Lancashire Encounter 

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          Writer for:

          The Knotted Project Outside The Igloo (2019)  

          Hawk Dance Theatre Getting From A to B (2018)

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          Dramaturg and director for:

          Helena Ascough The Snow-ish Queen (2019)

          Commissioned by Frontline Arts Festival

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'a great performer'    'a voice that tingles  

   Will Self             with promise'

                     Ian McMillan  BBC Radio 3

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'That was amazing and I've been a poet for 34 years. 

Will you come and do my festival?'

Attila the Stockbroker

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'a class act...we love her and so will you'

John Cooper Clarke

BBC Breakfast