I am a Northern female writer from a working-class background, and this informs my writing. Initially I trained as a Teacher of the Deaf at Manchester University and I have moved between teaching and a career in making theatre for many years. I made original plays and inclusive cabaret nights with Disabled adults at the Dukes Theatre Lancaster. There I established Dukes Deaf Drama group and toured plays that were created and performed in British Sign Language.

In 2021 I completed an MA in Scriptwriting at Manchester Writing School, with distinction. Since then, I have been longlisted for BBCWritersroom and Box of Tricks/Sky Studios Award and a finalist in the Alfred Bradley Bursary Award 2021 with a radio drama called Driving Lessons. I was part of Bush Theatres Emerging Writers group and selected as part of Channel 4 Screenwriting in 2023. An excerpt of my play Julie Townsend Is a Slag was staged at HOME as part of Box of Tricks BOXFRESH showcase in 2023.

I have a range of television drama and comedy projects optioned and in development with various production companies including Balloon, Lime Pictures, Pulse Films and New Pictures.

My writing is inspired by real people, lesser-heard voices and my hometown of Barnsley. I wite about family, the extraordinariness of ordinary people and my work often has an element of social justice. I see my writing as a form of activism. I am a BAFTA Connect member.