I was simply carrying out my usual tutoring lesson yesterday when an email popped up my PC which sent me into an exciting spin! Not only did I become a finalist for the PAGETURNER AWARDS 2025, but I have now reached the shortlist. The email, inviting me to an online international awards ceremony told meContinue reading “An exciting achievement!”
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fabulous interview with Urban Pigs’ latest author!
Reviews!
I am happy to publish some of the reviews I have found on my books on Amazon. I wanted to say thank you to everyone who has taken the time to leave a review so far and talk bit about why it is so important to the independent author. I have copied the Amazon onesContinue reading “Reviews!”
Second Neurodiversity Conference
ON 2nd June 2025, I was invited to be a guest speaker on the panel of the 2nd Neurodiversity Conference at HMP Warren Hill, a familiar venue. With an audience of inmates, staff and professionals 100 hundred strong, it was clearly a very important and necessary event. Neurodiversity is of a high percentage in theContinue reading “Second Neurodiversity Conference”
Prison, playacting and performing!
On March 19th, I returned to HMP Warren Hill to spend a day talking to prisoners about their experiences of prison life, from sentencing to release, and to understand some of the process, as well as hearing first-hand about their day-to day experiences. If you think that Warren Hill, a Category C prison, is anContinue reading “Prison, playacting and performing!”
‘March’-ing on in March!
It’s been a while since I wrote a blog here, on my website. There are a number of reasons for this: firstly I wrote two other blogs/article on a monthly basis. You may be aware that I write a monthly post for the award-winning Felixstowe Magazine App in the form of a column called PENspiration.Continue reading “‘March’-ing on in March!”
Hello 2025!
Well, the year ended on a really high note! Just before Christmas, Dial Lane books in Ipswich were kind enough to host my book launch. The book, Burnt Lungs and Bitter Sweets, is a tale about four punk friends from 1976 to the present day. It’s a tragicomedy in the same sort of category asContinue reading “Hello 2025!”
Book launch is imminent!
Only a few days to the launch at DIAL LANE BOOKS on December 20th, so despite it being the final night of the Christmas show I am in, and despite being on stage in about 2 hours’time, I thought I had better update the website with a quick post. I have had the excitement ofContinue reading “Book launch is imminent!”
Books and performances links to all things coming up.
This is a quick post to keep you all informed of the events I have coming up and new publications. Above, you can see pictures of the current books I have available. The Camera Obscure: Supernatural stories; Tourist to the Sun and That Little Voice (poetry). You can purchase all of these on Amazon, DialContinue reading “Books and performances links to all things coming up.”
2024 is exciting far!
I have somewhat neglected to write here, as I have now got a regular spot writing a blog article each month for the Felixstowe magazine App https://thefelixstowemagazine.com This is a wonderful local app, which showcases local talent, event, venues – always an interesting read. I write PENspiration! (click to reveal my January article and clickContinue reading “2024 is exciting far!”
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