2025 in Books
12 January 2026
You may think that the fact I haven’t posted any news since last year’s review of books means that I have had no news. And you’d be absolutely right. Apart from hearing that a little ten-minute play of mine is going to be performed at Chesil Theatre next month, I’ve spent the whole year with my head down writing and re-writing (and re-writing) my next novel. But I have at least read and listened to some good books while doing it!
2024 in Books
1 January 2025
Time for the annual round-up of the books I loved this (last) year. In 2024 I got through 66 books - reading 39 and listening to 27 (plus a lot of podcasts!). 12 of the 66 were non-fiction, a couple of the other 54 were short story collections, but it was mostly novels.
A full 24 of the books, I gave 9 or 10 out of 10 for enjoyment. Either I pick well or am just not that discerning.
Representation at David Higham Associates
4 October 2024
I'm so thrilled to have recently signed a contract with Sara Langham, an agent at David Higham Associates. It has come somewhat out of the blue, so I think it’s still sinking in!
I have mostly been writing scripts over the last few years, but I did write one short story, ‘Blighty One’. It did ok in the big international competitions (made the top few % in Bridport, Fish and Commonwealth), but didn’t win anything until I entered it in ChipLit.
24 Hour Plays
17 June 2024
It was an absolute delight to take part in the inaugural 24 Hour Plays at the Theatre Royal Plymouth this month. I was asked to take part as one of four writers who were paired up with a director, three actors and a title (all drawn at random from actual hats), to produce four 15-minute plays in 24 hours.
As a writer, my job was to take the title on Thursday evening, have a quick chat with the rest of my company and then write a play overnight for submission first thing in the morning.
INK Festival
6 March 2024
My short play, ‘Henry VIII and Jane II’ is going to be performed at INK Festival in Suffolk next month. I’m excited! INK is the UK’s largest producing theatre of short plays and their festivals are legendary. They put on about 70 short plays during their four-day festival - chosen out of over 900 submissions. So it’s a great honour to be selected. If you are at all able to get to Halesworth between 11th-14th April please do go along (I believe my play will be on every day at some point).
