With an extensive background in multiple types of writing, I am always keen to stretch, change, grow, and experiment.
My poetry book, Shield, was published by Verve Press in 2021
All my publications can be viewed on publications
To read some of my poetry, see poems
Journalist
Having written from a young age, it was no surprise to me or my family that I wanted to move into articles and journalism. I have written news articles and comment pieces for publications including the Guardian, the Wellcome Collection, Novara Media, Red Pepper and others.
Poet
I won the London Writers’ Awards for Poetry in 2018, and was shortlisted for the Jerwood Compton Fellowships in 2019. I was runner up in the Yale/UCL Poetry Prize in 2021 for Fibrotic.
As well as my pamphlet, Shield, I have had work published in publications including Magma, Rialto, and Zoeglossia.
Scriptwriter
With a significant interest in scriptwriting, reading, and editing, I have worked across the media industry, including for Netflix on the upcoming KAOS. I am currently also developing my own original projects with major production companies and channels.
I wrote When We Got Sick for Graeae in Spring 2020. It was a monologue read by Simon Startin, directed by Nickie Miles-Wildin, and introduced by Jack Thorne.
I also wrote the full script for NOT DYING, my solo show, which premiered in 2019, and for which I won Evening Standard Future Theatre Fund
I have a completed playscript and a number of projects currently under development.
Sensitivity reading
I have carried out sensitivity reading for a number of projects including Tan France’s Queer Icons – an Audible podcast in which I worked on Episode 2 – Bobbie Lee Bennett. Other projects currently remain confidential.