Author and academic.
Writes sci-fi, fantasy, literary fiction. Debut novel, The Forest on the Edge of Time, forthcoming February 2026 with Tor. Short stories in places including Reactor. Occasional poet. Represented by Alexander Cochran at Greyhound Literary.
Lecturer in Creative Writing and Digital Technologies at the University of East Anglia (UEA). Previously Lecturer in Publishing at City, University of London and Humanities Visiting Research Fellow at UEA. Doctorate in Creative and Critical Writing from UEA, investigating hope in dystopian climate fiction.
MA in Ancient History from King’s College London (2013), MA in Creative Writing: Prose Fiction from UEA (2019). Researcher-in-Residence 2022 for the British Haiku Society. Former Secretary and Podcast Co-Host for ASLE UKI. Sometimes a journalist – particularly op-eds and interviews. Ex-Publishing Director, editor, and writing mentor (not currently taking clients). Check out LinkedIn for more CV stuff.
Thirty-something. Born in Australia, raised in Norfolk – a product of big skies. Keen gardener with zero chill about frogs. Absolute nerd, obviously.
If found sleepy, apply Earl Grey tea.
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