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Me...

I am a freelance writer, editor and lecturer.

I began my training as a writer with an undergraduate degree in film-making in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.  I passed with 1st Class Honours and a Commendation in Screenwriting.  I went on to study both in the UK and abroad, taking workshops at the BBC in writing sit-coms, writing for radio and writing for a mainstream medical drama.  I am a graduate of John Yorke's Writer’s Academy: Series and Serials at the BBC, Robert McKee’s ‘Story Seminar’ and John Truby’s ‘Screenwriting Masterclass’.  I continued my education into 2011 when I completed an MA in Writing for Performance at Goldsmith’s, University of London.
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Writing:

  • 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:

  • 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:

  • Script Consultant at the London Film School
  • Visiting lecturer in Screenwriting, Regent's University, London
  • Visiting lecturer in dramatic writing for film, television and the internet at Central Saint Martin's, University of the Arts, London
  • On-line writing tutor, Creative Writing Ink
  • Screenwriting tutor at The Writers' Workshop (2012 - 2017)
  • 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:

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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