Upcoming Events

Below you'll find upcoming workshops, courses, and events: from trauma-informed writing sessions to creative writing workshops in poetry, children's fiction, fantasy, and more.

I hold an MA in Creative Writing & Teaching from Cardiff University, where I specialised in writing for therapeutic purposes—especially within communities and for those navigating complex PTSD. My academic research explored how many widely-used pedagogical and therapeutic approaches to writing were no longer aligned with modern neuroscience or trauma research. I was struck by how many people were left in limbo—waiting years for support that often didn’t meet them where they truly were. That’s where this work was born.

I’m passionate about offering updated, compassionate, evidence-informed alternatives—writing spaces that help people take back power in their recovery journey and safely reclaim their voice and narrative. My approach is not about rumination, but reclamation. Not just about reflection, but expression that moves—toward clarity, self-trust, and transformation.

As a writer, I blend the literary with the lyrical—the personal with the mythical. Fairy tales, folklore, and poetry run through my work, helping say what is too deep, too tangled, or too tender to name directly.

Whether you’re here for creative exploration or emotional excavation, for storytelling or healing, for craft or connection—there’s a place for you here.

Workshops

Re-writing Your Story - Creative Writing for Healing and Empowerment’

🗓 Date: Sunday 18th May
🕛 Time: 12:00 PM (2-3 hour workshop)
📍 Location: Swan Hill Studios, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
☕️ Includes notebook, light lunch + complimentary tea/coffee💸 Price: £35 per person
🎟 Limited to 8 participants — early booking recommended!

This intimate, trauma-informed writing workshop is designed to guide you gently through the process of exploring and transforming your personal story. Drawing from narrative therapy techniques and my background in creative writing and C-PTSD recovery, we’ll use creative exercises to identify limiting beliefs, externalise challenges, and begin re-authoring your narrative with compassion, strength, and self-trust.

Whether you’re in a season of healing, change, or self-discovery—this space is for you. Expect journaling, reflection, a warm sense of community, and the empowering magic of creative expression.

(Spaces are limited to 8 to keep the group nurturing and intimate.)

Bringing Stories to Life: Developing Your Children’s Book Idea

🗓 Date: August (Exact date & time TBC)
📍 Location: Swan Hill Studios, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
☕️ Includes complimentary tea/coffee & biscuits
💸 Price: £40 per person
🎟 Spaces limited to 8 — early booking recommended!

This 2-3 hour creative writing workshop is designed for aspiring children’s authors who are in the early stages of developing their book ideas. Whether you're dreaming up a magical picture book or a middle-grade adventure, this session will help you find clarity and confidence in your story.

We’ll explore playful and practical techniques for developing your central idea, creating unforgettable characters, and shaping a simple but compelling story structure—alongside gentle writing prompts, reflection, and discussion.

Exciting bonus: We hope to pair participants with local artists after the workshop to bring a page of your story to life—culminating in a special community showcase at Swan Hill Studios later in the year.

🔗 [Link to book tickets coming soon]