I write poetry, plays, books, features and direct in the theatre.  I have written and edited many books and magazines and held residencies and performed my work in the UK, American, France and Germany. My work has been broadcast on both Radio 3 and 4, read by me and by others, and has appeared in many anthologies, magazines and journals.  I am a trained performer and worked as an actress for many years before focusing on my writing. I am Artistic Director of the Bakehouse a flourishing arts venue in South West Scotland. I run performance and skills development workshops for professional actors at the London Actors Centre and in writing and performance country wide. I am Literature Convener of the Dumfries and Galloway Festival.

On this website you can see and hear samples of my work, buy my books and contact me about residencies, workshops or readings.

Awards, and Residencies
Awards: National Media Award (CRS) New Writing Bursary (English Arts Council) Work Development Grant (Scottish Arts Council) Fringe First (Edinburgh Festival). Writer’s Residencies include Royal Holloway and Bedford New College (London University) and Poitou Charente Region (France 2009). The Bakehouse has been nominated three times for an Arts and Business Award with its corporate partners The Crichton Development Company and Bibilographic Data Services

New poetry collection GRASS (Pub: Indigo Dreams, July 2012)