Hi, thank you for visiting my page. I am an author of multiple novels, novellas (okay, one so far, but there’s more coming), and short stories. I also run creative writing workshops and previously ran a mentorship programme for marginalised writers.
My stories range across genres but always carry themes of identity, belonging and the legacy of trauma. The wilderness is never very far away from my characters, and folklore is always there whether hidden in the shadows or centre stage.
I live by the sea in Scotland, have a PhD in animal behaviour and spent many years working in behavioural conservation in various parts of the world (most of them considerably warmer than Scotland). When ill health made me leave academia, I turned to writing and fell in love.
More interestingly, I am inordinately fond of geckos and bats, and feel like one or (preferably) both ought to occur in every piece of writing. I once had a treefrog called Algernon who lived in my sink and another called Tobermory who preferred the bookshelf. I have been stalked by wolves, caught the bubonic plague, and had a Madagascan python use me as a hot-water bottle.
Thank you for visiting my site & happy reading.
