I have an "About Me" page that lists all sorts of biographical stuff along with publications, interviews, awards etc. I decided it was getting too long, so have removed the entries from before 2016. The removed stuff has been transferred here.
Interviews / Guest Appearances
- November 2015: contributed to an article about writing courses for Welsh Coastal Life magazine
- October 2015: Halloween post for A Lover Of Books [backup]
- October 2015: a post for Janet Emson's "Get Shorties" week [backup]
- September 2015: Catherine Hokin's website [backup]
- June 2014: 11 questions from Shaun Horton
- September 2013: Raven Reviews [backup]
- June 2013: Shaun Horton's blog [backup]
- 28 February 2013: a short Cambrian News piece about Cold Fusion 2000.
- 16 December 2012: airing of the BBC Radio Wales' Phil the Shelf literary programme which I was a guest on, talking about my novel Cold Fusion 2000.
- 10 December 2012: Aberystwyth University's 2012 Book Festival, I gave a talk about my new novel Cold Fusion 2000.
- 12 January 2012: article in the Cambrian News about Turner.
- 5 December 2011: Aberystwyth University's Book Festival, I gave a talk about the genesis of my novel Turner.
- 4 December 2011: airing of the BBC Radio Wales' Phil the Shelf literary programme I was a guest on, talking about my novel Turner which was likened to 'The Wicker Man in Wales'.
- 27 May 2010: gave a reading of one of my stories, Switchback Delegates at Aberystwyth Arts Centre. The story was published in the Different Worlds collection and the reading was part of its launch.
Publications
- September 2015: Secondary Character And Other Stories anthology of Welsh short-story writers is published by Opening Chapter. My short story Miasma is included, I gave a reading in Cardiff on the 12th.
- 21 May 2015: 2000 Tunes published.
- 18 November 2013: Midnight Marinara create an audio adaptation of Just Telling Stories.
- 13 September 2013: Creeps McPasta creates an audio adaptation of Creeping Jesus.
- 8 December 2012: Cold Fusion 2000 published.
- 5 December 2011: Turner published.
- August 2011: One of my lyrical short stories, Our Life: An Oil Painting, was published in the latest issue of the literary magazine Sarasvati (#17).
Other Stuff
- 9–14 November 2015: Arvon Foundation course "Work In Progress: Writing is rewriting", tutored by Nick Barlay and Diran Adebayo.
- 20–25 July 2015: Tŷ Newydd course "Writing Women’s Popular Fiction", tutored by Julie Cohen and Rowan Coleman.
- July 2015: Joined The Alliance of Independent Authors.
- March 2015: A judge for the BBC 500 Words competition.
- 4-9 August 2014: Tŷ Newydd course "Fiction: Where to Start?", tutored by Mavis Cheek and Francesca Rhydderch.
- 25 July 2014: Short Listed, the Writers' Village International Short Fiction Award Summer 2014. 42/45 points.
- June 2014: Added to the Literature Wales' Writers of Wales Database.
- 23 April 2013: Cold Fusion 2000 nominated for the 2013 Carapace Prize for Best Indie Novel.
- 29 August 2012: On the shortlist for The Wales Blog Awards 2012, 'Best Writing on a Blog' category.
- June 2011: Awarded the Aberystwyth University Learning and Teaching Fellowship, a prize awarded to a few each year for excellence in teaching.
- April 2011: Awarded one of the prestigious Literature Wales writing bursaries in order to work on a novel.
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