Looking back, this year turned out to be one of those rare, confidence-restoring stretches where a few thousand of hours worth of tippy-tapping away on my own suddenly become public... and occasionally come with emails titled 'Congratulations!' Last year's contest-winning short story The Frogman's Son has seen interest from publishers and I'm hoping to be able to announce the details soon. I completed the first draft of my (sixth!) novel, The Eyes Among Us , and on a whim su

Excited to share that my short story Jellybean and Snickerdoodle  has been awarded Best in Show  in the Spectrum Writers London 2025 Short Story Contest, marking my second time winning the group’s annual competition. Based on this year's theme, Reverse, the story follows two elderly women who rob a serum bank for the drug that can reverse their ageing, and stave off their creeping dementia. Jellybean and Snickerdoodle  earned recognition in multiple areas. The story received