First novel: A Kind of Intimacy published by Arcadia, in March 2009. Winner of the Best Writing on a Blog Category in the Manchester Blog Awards 2008 (Manchester Literature Festival). Toe by Toe peer mentoring reading scheme co-ordinator, and soon to be chartered Librarian with a specialism in Reader Development.

Recently teaching creativie writing and media in a university. Now freelance and OU work. Forthcoming book (late Summer 2006): Creative Writing: A Guide and Glossary to Fiction Writing [Polity] Recent publication: Contributor to Media Studies [Pearson Longman]

Chair of NAWE. Member of the Management Committee for several years. A founder member of the NAWE Higher Education Network. Head of Media at Middlesex University. Teaching Creative Writing since 1990. University Teaching Fellow. PhD in Creative Writing.Poet. Ex- journalist and BBC TV documentary film maker.