Poet and writer
Competitions
... and publications
2021: Joint Winner of the Geoff Stevens Memorial Poetry Prize. I Left My Hair in San Francisco, debut poetry collection published by Indigo Dreams Publishing.
2021: Short story Galina's Birthday, longlisted for the Fish Prize.
2013: Poem I Left My Hair in San Francisco, judged by Wendy Cope, was highly commended in The Bridport Prize and is published in The Bridport Anthology.
2013: Poem Light published in autumn issue (116) of The New Writer.
2013: Poem Banjo Man published in What The Dickens? e-book anthology The Busker.
2013: Poem Ma’s Cook Book in Heart Shoots anthology from Indigo Dreams Publishing.
December 2013: First three chapters of my novel Love in Idleness one of three winners in The New Writer/Choc Lit novel opening competition.
2012: Short story Theddlethorpe on Alison Moore’s longlist for The New Writer Prose and Poetry Competition.
2012: Poem Roadkill received an honourable mention from Pascale Petit in The New Writer Prose and Poetry Competition.
2012: Flash fiction The Elephant, judged by Vanessa Gebbie, won the Lightship International Flash Fiction Prize and is published in Lightship Anthology 2.
2012: Flash fiction Prejudice and Pride published online at Flashflood, NationalFloodFiction Day. October.
2012: Flash fiction Jackie Oh! published at What the Dickens? Online magazine October.
2012: Flash fiction The Saga of Albert and Victoria published at What The Dickens February.
2012: Poem The Last Letter of Elizabeth Siddal published at What The Dickens Magazine, February.
2012: Poem Festival published in the winter issue of The New Writer.
2012: Flash fiction Blood Pizza longlisted for The Fish Prize.
2011: Poem Other People’s Lives placed first in the short poem category of The Plough Poetry Prize, judged by Andrew Motion. www.theploughartscentre.org.uk/poetry-prize
2011: Poem Birthday Present shortlisted in The Bridport Prize.
2010: Short story Orange finalist in The New Writer Prose and Poetry Competition.
2009: Poetry collection, Six Poems for Kay, highly commended in The New Writer Prose and Poetry Competition.
1996: Short story Titania’s Dream highly commended in The New Writer Prose and Poetry Competition and published in Acclaim.
1996: Poem Happy Families, judged by poet K V Skene, won first prize and pamphlet publication and short story The Train to Yokohama won third prize in Swanage Arts Festival Literary Competition.