After an MA in English Literature from Edinburgh University and a short career in journalism, I spent 25 years working as a teacher of English in the State and Independent sectors, both as an Academic Leader and Head of Department.

I am the co-founder and curator of Bankfest, a brand new festival of writing for young people in Dorset produced for the charity The Bank of Dreams and Nightmares. In 2019, I curated the hugely successful TEDx Sherborne, and prior to that I founded and ran a festival of good writing for Sherborne’s three secondary schools for over five years. I am a trustee of the Arts organisation b-side on the Isle of Portland and was recently nominated for the Lifetime Achievement Award in the ‘Tatler Schools Awards’ for 2024.

Having recently completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching Creative Writing at Cambridge University, I now work as a writer, educator and curator, helping people and organisations bring much-needed change to lives and communities through the power of words and good writing.