ABOUT ME

​I'm a queer, disabled writer and accessibility consultant living in Edinburgh. I write fiction and narrative non-fiction, and I've recently completed an own-voice, contemporary, coming-of-age romance novel, for young adults.

​My novel, Fractal, has received a notable mention from the Write Mentor Children's Novel Award 2019; and in 2018 I was selected as a runner-up for the Jericho-Marjacq Bursary for Under-Represented Voices. I was recently a finalist in the Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award 2020 and I'm one of four participants in the Diverse Critics Scheme, a new programme delivered in partnership between Creative Scotland, The Skinny and Disability Arts Online.

I write about things I care about; mental health and illness, disability and diversity. I've been a children's bookseller, a literary agent reader and I have an honors degree in Biomedical Science.

What's next? It's my hope to help to improve access to development opportunities for these writers through consultation and raising awareness of the barriers to development. I'm currently also studying courses in screenwriting at Screen Academy Scotland and business start-up at Creative Bridge.