Currently…

Listen to We See You Now, my first piece of  speculative eco-fiction writing, on soundcloud. Read my guest blog about it for New Writing South. 

I am excited to have just been awarded a 2 year project grant from Arts Council England as a result of this work for a commission and associated programme in partnership with South Downs National Park, Writing our Legacy, New Writing South and a range of other cultural and community partners. More details in the Spring!

Listen to Care(free) a new piece of poetic prose I wrote as a result of my time as Associate artist at Birkbeck Gender and  Sexuality Studies Centre, exploring contemporary and mythical intersections between care, freedom and human rights.

I have had my first poem published in print, in a new Literary Magazine, Covert, click here to order and for details. 

Watch and make /reflect along with our vimeo workshop series  on the emotional commons in times of crisis , Craft in Common, commissioned by Craftspace as part of We Are Commoners,  (part of Crafting the Commons, ) which recently co-won the 2020 Achates Prize

 Listen here to me talking with wordsmith and artist Omope Daiboku, on a new Podcast series ‘Life in a Time of Corona’,  about the effect of the crisis on our creativity, and relationship to environment and daily life.

 I have finally finished the manuscript for my first novel and am slowly sending it out into the world…it made the longlist for the S I Leeds Literary Prize

I was due to be on an artist residency at Metal Southend last summer, but this is postponed until 2021 due to Covid.

I had my first creative writing published last year, as part of Writing Our Legacy’s new anthology, Hidden Sussex: Fiction, non-fiction and poetry from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic experience. It is on sale online . 

Recently / ongoing

I am Associate Research Fellow at Birkbeck Centre for Contemporary Theatre, University of London

Read my Library Shelf online hosted by art and writing publishers Akerman Daly. 

Check out my sculpture on the cover of a new edition of Suffrage Plays by Methuen, edited by Naomi Paxton here.  

Archived speaking events /podcasts / other :

In conversation with Philosopher Sacha Golob (Kings College) as part of a series of Visual Arts and Philosophy Salons at Fernandez and Wells, Somerset House, London. Podcast here

In conversation at the Stuart Hall Library at INIVA with Dr Christine  Checinska -Shaw. Listen here. (scroll to bottom for file)

On Radio 4 Midweek with Libby Purves, talking about gift, debt, art and  birth alongside Satish Kumar, Brian Blessed and Mark Harris.  Listen to the programme on Iplayer here.

Burning The Books : Our film documenting the project tour, is online on vimeo – watch here.  2011-15 tour Funded by Arts Council England.

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