My story…

Born in South Africa, I travelled and lived in the UK for 24 years before recently returning home, and now live in Cape Town.

Having always loved reading and writing from a young age, I finally pursued my passion and I undertook a BA (Hans) in English Literature and Creative Writing as a mature adult and graduated with first-class honours in 2023.

I love the short story form and also have a fascination with ghost stories - especially their historical and cultural contexts. In 2024, I successfully secured and managed Arts Council England DYCP funding to work under the mentorship of award-winning author, A.L. Kennedy, researching and developing Inconvenient Ghosts, a collection of contemporary ghost stories that engage with themes of culture, legacy and mental health. The collection is currently still in progress.

I’m also an advocate for writing as a tool for change and wellbeing. I hold the Professional Writer’s Academy Certificate in Therapeutic and Reflective Writing and have designed and facilitated Reflective Writing and Journaling workshops since 2021. Empowering the next generation, I also run Creative Writing workshops for children and young people, emphasising imagination and the different forms of storytelling, for which I was selected to attend the renowned Arvon ‘Teaching Creative Writing to Young People’ residential course in 2023.