Qu: Could you please tell us about yourself and your daily routine? Answer: Me and daily routine are strangers to each other. I struggle to get up and I struggle to go to bed. At the end of the day, I always feel there’s more to be done, more to be read, more to be learned. This made life in regular paid employment a challenge. Now that I’m not in regular paid employment, I have two dogs who require regular attention. I’m always apologising to them for not providing dinner at the appointed...

About me Like most dogged writers, I have written poetry and fiction ever since I can remember, but it was studying for an Open University Diploma in Creative Writing while on maternity leave that gave me the courage to pursue my dream of writing full-time.   Being a finalist in the inaugural Manchester Writing for Children Prize and publication in the anthology, ‘Let In The Stars’ (MMU Press, 2014) really spurred me on. Subsequently, ‘Let In The Stars’ was shortlisted for a CLiPPA Award, and...

- Could you please tell us about yourself and your daily routine? I’m a Londoner who loves art and culture, but being by the sea is my happy place. Time spent by the Thames and swimming in the city’s lidos persuades me not to move to the coast. I was a palliative care social worker for a good part of my career, but having lost both parents by the time I was 21, I’ve always known that life is precious, and this informs my ‘grab the moment’ approach to a late landing in the flash fiction world!...