MA (Hons) English Literature, First Class, Edinburgh 2001
M.St. Women's Studies, Harrison Scholar, St Hilda's College, Oxford, 2002
My debut novel Entanglement was long-listed for the Bath Novel Award in 2016 and was published in March 2018 by The Borough Press (Harper Collins) and in Germany and Italy in 2019. My short stories have been published in the Evening Standard, the Sunday Express and in a collection by The Borough Press: Underground, tales for London. I am working on a second novel, which is currently in development.
I have written for 3AM Magazine and have contributed to a number of books on health and architecture. My flash fiction was long-listed for the Oxford Flash Prize 2022.
My research focuses on how creative writing contributes to, and interacts with, conceptions of the self. I use theories about self, writing, language and power to explore how creative practice acts as a means to represent the ‘multiple levels of consciousness' of the scattered subject and connect the 'personal to the cultural' (Ellis & Bochner, 2000). My methodology combines auto-ethnography and arts-based research, using use notes from therapy sessions to find emergent themes within my creative practice and reflective writing. By juxtaposing these different 'textual self portraits' I explore the emergent dynamic between self and creative practice.
I have over 15 years of professional writing experience gained at leading UK publishers and charities and as a freelancer.
Entanglement. London: The Borough Press (Harper Collins); 2018
London Etiquette (Underground, tales for London podcast series). Evening Standard, 29.3.18 and published as collection September 2018
Lost Property S Magazine, May 2018
Non-fiction:
'Temporary Filling' in 3am Magazine, 2020
Chapter contributor: 'Healthy buildings, healthy spaces' in Schroeder, K, Thompson, T, Frith, K, Pencheon, D. Sustainable Healthcare. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell; 2012.
Assistant Editor and chapter author: 'A Note History of Maggie's Centres' in Jencks, C, Heathcote E. The Architecture of Hope. London: Frances Lincoln; 2010; Updated 2015
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