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New Website launched
November 2025.
Open Book Awards
Today brought the great news that I have won Hightly Recommended in the Open Book Awards. So very excited.
12th October 2025
Blackberry Book Tours
I've just been awarded the Blackberry Picture Book Reviewer Award. Click on the Blackbery Book Tours Review page to see all my recommendations.
24th September 2025
Boston Public Library USA
I'm very excited! I've just found out that Boston Public Library, USA, has my book as part of its lending library. This is a huge achievement for me and one I'm absolutely buzzing about.
15th September 2025
Gainborough WordFest
I had an absolutely wonderful tie at Gainsborough WordFest on the 13th September with Paula from Lincolnshire Writing Well. We were very lucky and the rain stayed away, letting us meet a variety of people, young and old, to discuss the pleasures of writing and, of course, my book.
15th September 2025
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Had a fantastic morning with Francis Finn at BBC Radio Lincolnshire discuusing my book. A huge thank you to the team for having me on the show.
1st September 2025
Horncastle Library
Fantastic morning at Horcastle Library. I read my story, First Day of the New School Year, then the children made their own worry monsters made from their name. A huge thanks to the Library staff for helping me arrange this Author Story Time.
18th August 2025
Golden Wizard Book Prize 2025
I won a Golden Wizard Book Prize for my picture book, First Day of the New School Year. I'm really excited about this. I would also lie to thank the CEO Louise Jane for the amazing reviews. These can be found in the Review section of the website.
7th June 2025
Meet the Author
A huge thank you to Lincolnshire Writing Well for inviting me to join them at the Admiral Rodney in Horncastle, Lincolnshire.
It was a lovely evening where I got to meet Paula from LWW as well as numerous people who popped along to chat and take part in different writing activities. I particularly enjoyed rummaging in the object box, then writing for 10 minutes about that object. I selected a stone in the shape of a heart that reminded me of a similar stone my youngest son gave me when we were walking on a beach many years ago. Yes, I still have it, along with a collection of other stones and shells!
Discussions about my book, why I chose to write it and the publishing process were very animated and provoked a lot of interest.
1st April 2025