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I am thrilled to announce that the TransBareAll book I have co-edited is now ready for the world! An anthology of new writing and art by trans artists, the book is a testament to the heart, grit, compassion and love in our communities. It features essays and poetry, linoprints and paintings, short fiction and sculpture and more. Touching on a myriad of topics, the works within explode the stereotypes and prejudices of the mainstream conversation on trans lives, and - crucially - claim a space in which trans and non binary artists and writers at all stages of practice are speaking and creating on our own terms.
We've just launched the crowdfunder that will bring the book to you, along with a load of other rewards like one-on-one creative work with me, or even a bespoke creative writing workshop for up to 12 people (next team development session, anyone?). TBA is an unfunded volunteer-run organisation - so show your support, and get your hands on some top quality writing and art!
We've just launched the crowdfunder that will bring the book to you, along with a load of other rewards like one-on-one creative work with me, or even a bespoke creative writing workshop for up to 12 people (next team development session, anyone?). TBA is an unfunded volunteer-run organisation - so show your support, and get your hands on some top quality writing and art!
design by Frank Duffy
listenTwo Minute Stories
I spoke with Chris Neilan for the excellent Two Minute Stories podcast and it got quite unexpectedly close to... not the bone but the core, the gut, the gristle. The heart. We talk short fiction and time distortion, aid agencies and war and the ways in which work writes itself on our bodies, the way stories can reach the unspeakable. With Seán Hewitt. |
Wake I recently had the pleasure of offering a new piece of writing to two artists whose work I have adored for years: the musician and sound engineer Caro C and visual artist Andrea Pazos. Together we've created a binaural and visual meditation on this place of fear and possibility in which so many of us stand. I hope it might act as a small reflection, an echo, a secular prayer, and, perhaps, a balm. Get your headphones on to experience the whole 360˚ sonic bath. |
about
I'm a British-Canadian writer and artist. I've performed at many festivals and live events across the UK and beyond, solo and in collaboration with other writers, musicians and visual/digital artists. I have most recently written for the Comma Press anthology Protest! Stories of Resistance, looking at working class suffragettes and forced feeding. My stories have featured on BBC Radio 4, in Short Fiction Journal, and on the literary mapping app LitNav, with poetry appearing in numerous anthologies. My ongoing work on disability aesthetics was featured at Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters 2019. My short story collection, Jebel Marra (Comma Press, 2015), was nominated for a number of national and international awards, and I am now working on my second collection, an audio and digital short story map of Hayling Island. See the Hayling Stories page for more on that.
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