Author

Bio 

I have been telling stories since I was a child growing up in London, where my playground was a concrete driveway. I would gather the neighborhood kids and lead them in imaginative games, letting my creativity run wild—a spark that has never dimmed. I enjoy crafting short stories with a twist, often inspired by real events or intriguing anecdotes.

In 2022, I won two first prizes in Australian short story competitions, and my unpublished manuscript, The Proveniste, was longlisted for the prestigious Richell Prize.

Equally passionate about supporting other writers as I am about writing itself, I co-founded the Mockingbird Writers’ Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/mockingbirdwriters. We aim to foster a sense of community among writers by hosting all-day writing retreats, workshops, and an online blog where members can share ideas, challenges, and successes.

ACHIEVEMENTS : Short stories and memoirs

• “Last Summer at Five Pines” won First Prize in 2022 Short Story Unlimited Summer Competition
• “Flame Tree” won First Prize 2022 Northern Beaches Writers Competition (Tree theme)
• “The Proveniste” was longlisted in 2022 Emerging Writers Richell Prize
• “Perfect Plot” was Published in a collection of short stories from The PenFluenza 3
• “Fragments of a Life” memoir, published in Family History, ACT 2022 collection called “Every family has a Story”
• “The Chevrotain” (narrative non-fiction) was longlisted in the 2023 Fish Memoir Prize competition and in 2024 was published in the Safe Passage anthology in Northampton MA.
• “Into the Abyss” was accepted into Shadow Press’ Dead Girl Walking anthology
• “The 3D Camera” was a finalist in the 2024 Globe Soup open short story competition. https://www.globesoup.net/2024-open-short-story-winner
• 2025 – “The Snow Maiden” was one of four stories shortlisted in Ironclad Creative’s Valentine Day’s competition. Purchase the anthology here.
• Half-Dog Watch was longlisted (one of only twelve stories) for the 2025 Wilbur Smith Foundation New Voices Award.

“THE PROVENISTE“

The Proveniste, a completed 90,000-word work of Historical Fiction which I am still looking to get published, although the film rights have been acquired by Joel Kohn (Melbourne director) and Mike Horvath (Netflix production executive).

“HALF DOG WATCH“

is the working title of a new novel-length work in progress. Historical fiction set during World War Two, involving a U boat, a British destroyer, a clairvoyant and an Australian sailor. Based on a true story.

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