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Me...

I am a writer, story consultant, development exec and lecturer.
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Writing:

  • BFI funded feature film projects
  • Single dramas broadcast on the BBC and Channel 4
  • Late night series broadcast on Channel 4
  • Hour long dramas broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service
  • Awarding winning play performed at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and the Derby Playhouse
  • Developed series with writers including Jeremy Brock (Mrs Brown, How I Live Now)
  • Worked with producers including Michael Wearing (Human Traffic, Edge of Darkness)
  • Worked with teams of writers at Golden Square Pictures, Ideal World Productions and Tiger Aspect

Editorial:

  • Mentor at the BFI NETWORK Midlands Film Hub and on the Ffoilio Bootcamp for Ffilm Cymru Wales
  • Story Consultant with the BFI NETWORK - running workshops & seminars, working with filmmakers and creatives on film projects, mentoring writers and writer/directors
  • Production and Development Executive at Creative England
  • Drama Development Assistant and reader at CBBC in-house drama
  • Script Editor and Assessor at Creative England
  • iFeatures Assessor for Creative England/BFI
  • Script Editor on 'Casualty' for BBC1
  • Script Editor at The Writers' Workshop
  • Script Reader for the BBC's Writersroom
  • Script Reader at IdeasTap
  • Freelance Reader producing coverage for independent production companies including Wall to Wall Television, Mammoth Screen, 360 Degrees Media, Kaos Films

Teaching:

  • Course Leader MA Performance: Writing, Central Saint Martin's, London
  • Lecturer on the MA Screenwriting at the MetFilm School, London
  • Visiting Lecturer on the BA Content, Media and Film Production course at ScreenSpace, MetFilm School
  • Lecturer and Dissertation Supervisor on the BA (Hons) Film-making Course, the London Film Academy
  • Visiting Lecturer on the BA Film & Television Course, Reading University (Autumn 2019)
  • Script Consultant at the London Film School (Summer 2018)
  • Associate Lecturer on the BA in Screenwriting & Producing Course, Regent's University, London
  • Screenwriting mentor at Bournemouth University (2017)

Awards:

Winner: Breakout Development - Warp X & SkillSet
Winner: Meyer-Whitworth Award

Shortlisted: John Whiting Award
Shortlisted: 25 Word or Less - UK Film Council

Seminars & Workshops:

Archetypal Narratives: The Pitch Film Fund, London, April 2023
A presentation and Q&A looking at ancient stories and the how they have been retold over time.

Launchpad Masterclass: Introduction to Screenwriting, Ffilm Cymru, Cardiff, Wales, November 2019
A presentation and discussion on the essential elements of feature film storytelling from deconstructing what  a story is to cinematic storytelling in other cultures.

Introduction to Screenwriting Masterclass, Northern Film Hub, Leeds UK, April 2019
A day-long masterclass first looking at the essential elements of feature film storytelling and then deconstructing storytelling in short films with a Q&A with filmmaker Paris Zarcilla. The day culminated in a creative writing exercise for the participants.

Script Development, Creative England, Manchester UK, January 2018
Running a seminar with a presentation and Q&A discussing the process of developing stories for the screen.
 
Storytelling in Short Films, Creative England, Birmingham UK, March 2018
Running a one-day storytelling workshop with first-time screenwriters and film-makers as part of the Creative England and Sky Arts ShortFLIX scheme.
 
Feature Film Storytelling, New Renaissance Film Festival, London UK, August 2016/17
An in-depth masterclass on the essential elements of screenwriting followed by a Q&A.  

Residences:

Royal National Theatre Studio, London - under the mentorship of Mark Ravenhill
The Playwright's Lab, Kent - under the mentorship of Bryany Lavery
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