Writing
My stories and poetry explore characters or events that are shaped by folklore in modern society.
If you look hard enough, you'll find customs and beliefs are still deeply ingrained in the modern world. Sometimes, they can have a powerful impact on our lives, even though they lie at the frontier between truth and imagination.
Art
My current focus of work is the intersection of memory and truth, particularly related to folklore in modern society.
I paint items or people that invoke an important memory, using watercolour, pencils and ink with intense and metallic highlights to make them stand out against the fog of time.
I often weave in handwritten poetry - a sort of spell that pulls the reader deeper into the memory so they can judge what is true or not true.
About Me
I’m a Welsh writer and visual poet whose work explores folklore in the modern world. I grew up in West Wales, where my fascination with folktales and urban myths began, and I still collect stories from the people and places I encounter when I travel. Alongside this, I have a long-standing love of Chinese language and literature — an unusual mix that continues to shape my work.
I’m currently working on a visual poetry collection exploring childhood and folklore, and a novel about social division and paganism in rural Wales, while also mentoring emerging writers and running workshops that help build confidence and support neurodiverse voices.
My work has been shortlisted and longlisted for the Rhys Davies Prize, the Bournemouth Writing Prize and the New Writers Prize, and published internationally in journals and the indie press including Parthian Press, époque Press, Southword New International Writing, The Berlin Literary Review, Knights of Pen and Ink, Watertower Press, Handwritten & Co, MIROnline and The Menteur.
I began my career as a journalist in Wales before working in the TV and film industry across Europe, Asia and the Americas. I hold a Masters (Distinction) in Creative Writing from the University of Kent and am a champion of neurodiversity in the arts and youth rights.
Awards and Recognition
Bournemouth Writing Prize 2026
Shortlisted — Removing Warts
New Writers Poetry Prize 2024
Honourable Mention — Welsh / Not Welsh
Longlisted — We are Estuary
Longlisted — The Colour of It
Rhys Davies Short Story Prize 2024
Shortlisted — Scapegoat
