I am a writer of novels, short stories, flash and micro fiction, and the occasional Haiku.

I grew up in the Northeast, a Geordie at heart, and now live in Hampshire with my husband, a little further from the sea than I’d like. I am a mother of two adults and still wonder how they got to be so grown up so quickly.

Working as an Advisory Teacher for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, I understand the importance of communication – in all it’s forms – for expressing our wants, needs, desires, thoughts, feelings, emotions, and ideas.

Writing gives me a voice.

My journey began with a Creative Writing module with the Open University, part of my BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature. I had no expectations of the course (other than to pass) but quickly found words and stories were part of me, I just didn’t realise I could write them down.

In 2019 I started taking my writing seriously and entered a few competitions. I had some early success, including being shortlisted in the H.G. Wells Short Story competition. Seeing my story published in the ‘TIME’ Volume was a massive boost to my confidence and belief in myself as a writer.

Since then I’ve had short stories and flash fiction published in a number of print anthologies as well as online publication with Wensum Literary Magazine, Paragraph Planet, 101 Words and 50 word stories.

But the highlight – so far – was reaching the top 100 of the Cheshire Novel Prize 2023 with my debut novel, “The Year without a Summer”.

The dream is to see it published.