Work in Progress

Formerly DRAFT CRAFT REPEAT

In this monthly session, I will help you to finish your Work in Progress. Together we will look at all aspects of writing: character, structure, plot, themes, research and more. I will share prompts and exercises that will support you to progress, address those sticking points and the internal dialogue that sabotages us writers.

Our January session

I am an award winning, published author, poet and playwright. My novel HOW SAINTS DIE, 2018, Vintage, won New Writing North's Northern Promise Award. My play AND THE EARTH OPENED UP UNDER HER won FABER AND FABER'S New Play Award. My writing advice has been featured in The Writers and Artists Yearbook 2026. I have taught creative writing as a guest lecturer at the universities of Leiceter, Teesside and Plymouth. I am a Rebecca Swift Foundation Creative Associate. I am currently completing my PHD at Teesside University on Oral Storytelling. I was awarded a DYCP for to develop my hybrid form, lyrical storytelling for performance. I have mentored and taught award winning writers from across the country.