All referenced articles and poems can be read by clicking the associated image.
2020:
Poem ‘Death Rattle’
Commissioned by New Creatives – a talent development scheme supported by Arts Council England and BBC Arts – to develop an audio piece exploring disability/illness and the impact of tabloid media on public consciousness.
Unconditional Offer to Study a Masters in Creative Writing, Oct 2020
Schools workshop series, Museum workshop series, Commissioned poem and personal poetry reading.
1 poem ‘Decompose with me’ issue 89
‘Other Half’, Jan 2020
Written Curator of the ‘This is Me’ project
Co-Author of Graphic Novel with Flying Penguin Press, due to be published Oct 2020
2019
Runner up in the For Good category of my essay on Hospice and Personal Impact on page 186
Literary Editor at Student Pages, the Largest Student Magazine in the UK
Hospice at Christmas ArticleBreakthrough Scheme, Graphic Novel published in October 2020
Article published on Hospice UK, about grieving the self with life limiting illness
Dear Body Reviewed in The North (Read Here)
Reviewer in Residence at Durham Book Festival 2019
Parliamentary Reception with Together for Short Lives 22nd October 2019
Longlisted in the Carol Ann Duffy Challenge, and the Moon Challenge.
‘When I Tell You About My Day’ published in Bletchley Park x Poetry Society pamphlet
Under the Radar Magazine Reviewed Dear Body (Read Here)
3rd Place in Wells Festival of Literature Youth Prize
2018
Dear Body poetry pamphlet published by Wayleave Press
1 poem published in Acumen
Selected for the Writing Squad, the Best Young Writers In the North West
Poem published in This Place I Know
Three Poems Published in Poetry Salzburg
Featured in ‘Why Disabled people can’t #DeleteFacebook
Reading agency Project 500 poetry workshops
Dear Body Reviewed in Acumen (Read Here)
Winner of Young People’s competition Click to Read: Grandad
Dear Body reviewed in London Grip (Read Here)
Blogger in Residence
2017
One poem, ‘Button Tin’ in the Write to be Counted Anthology
‘Our Oldest Relative’ 2nd place in YPN even it up challenge
Winner of the Personal Achievement Award in the North West Cultural Education AwardsPoetry and Personal experience, an early article of mine on the Young Poets Network
2 poems, ‘Progression’ and ” published in the listening to youth anthology
2 poems published, ‘Progression’ and ‘Staying Back a Year’
2 Poems in Under the Radar Magazine. ‘MDT Meeting’ and ‘Assumptions’
2016
‘Clean’ Winner of the V+A Behind the Curtain Challenge
‘The Lift, a Green Room for The Wheelchair User’ Winner of a YPN Summer Challenge‘Equals’ Winner of the Oxfam x YPN Even it up Challenge
‘POTS Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, Commended in a YPN Challenge
‘British Sign Language’ Commended in YPN challenge
2015
Winner of the Amnesty International Youth Lyrics Award
