I began my writing career as Melody Maker’s Liverpool correspondent and token punk rocker. In recent years I’ve focused on life writing through a blog, memoir and other material.
Memoir Atypical Girl to be published by Polygon on 5 February 2026.
Music writing
- More than a club: the genius loci of Eric’s (chapter) in Venue Stories (Equinox, 2023)
- Penny Kiley’s Music Writing: music journalism archive on Substack
Life writing
- Longlisted for 2020 Mslexia Memoir & Life-Writing Competition
- Longlisted (final 12) for the Spread the Word Life Writing Prize 2021

