I love flash fiction: I love reading it, writing it, and teaching it. Not only did it turn me into…
Flash Fiction evening – Tuesday 24 May
I recently had the pleasure of teaching a six-week flash fiction course to a brilliant group of students at Inkwell…
Readings & Workshops at Leeds Big Bookend
I’m ridiculously excited to be taking part in this year’s Leeds Big Bookend festival. I’ll be performing some of my…
Viking to publish my debut novel in June 2017
I wrote a novel. It’s called ALL THE GOOD THINGS. Viking, Penguin UK will publish it in June 2017. You…
Upcoming Flash Fiction workshops
What is flash fiction? No one knows. That’s what makes it so great. If you would like to discover/ delve…
5 Good (writing-related) Things
I’ve been quiet on this site for a while, but that’s because things have been VERY NOISY behind the scenes.…
Readings, etc with Influx
There’s still a year(ish) yet to go until Influx Press turn How the Light Gets In from a bunch of…
A Great Morning on the Town at Morning Gloryville Leeds
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been of the opinion that mornings are underrated; the whole day stretches…
WordLab: a new writing workshop in Leeds
I’m setting up a new monthly writing workshop in Leeds City Centre – WordLab Leeds. Held at The Tetley on the…
Influx Press to publish How the Light Gets In
It was hard not to add an exclamation mark to the title above, but I managed it – just. Which…