Engagements & Events
I love writing. And I love talking about writing. My workshops, events & residencies help me learn more about my subject, share my skills and mentor new writers. I'm always looking for new ways to collaborate. Get in touch and let's write together!
Founder & Lead Facilitator - Northern Writers Studio - leading regular groups and sessions, hosting book launches, building a community of Northern writers and planning and delivering the programme - Sep 2020
Building An Archive - online writing workshop & student feedback for TICE - August 2020
Commissioned Writer, Mentor & Editor - Exploring Rural Realities, Hexham Book Festival - Jan to Apr 2020
Walking Flash Fiction Workshop Leader - Haltwhistle Walking Festival - October 2019
Starting A Writers Blog Workshop Leader - Borderlines Festival, Carlisle - October 2019
Write On Spoken Word & New Writing Event Host - Forum Books - September 2019
Wark First School Publishing Project - Forum Books & Harper Collins - September 2019
National Flash Fiction Day Reading - Cakes & Ale, Carlisle - June 2019
Letter Writing Spoken Word with Helen Cullen - Forum Books - May 2019
Starting A Writers Blog Workshop Leader - Hexham Book Festival - April 2019
Writer in Residence - Forum Books - Apr 2019 - Apr 2020
Writing & Editing Flash Fiction - North Tyneside Arts Studio - March 2019
Winter Writing Retreat Host - Wark Town Hall - February 2019
Last Tuesday Writers Group Facilitator- Forum Books - September 2018 - Present
Introduction to Creative Writing Course Facilitator - Wark Town Hall - October to December 2017