Residencies

I have been writer-in-residence at many universities and arts organisations both in the UK and abroad including Banff Centre for the Arts, Cove Park and The University of Mumbai.

My next residency in 2027 will be in Latvia, and I’m very excited about it, as I’m writing about the country right now.

I have also appeared as a speaker at all the main literature festivals including recently Hay on Wye, Cheltenham, Ilkley, Warwick, Oxford, Cambridge, Bath, London, Latitude, Hong Kong, Mumbai.

Teaching

This is a major part of my practice as a writer. I work with students and their teachers at all stages of their writing journey, to share the craft of writing and develop their ambitions. I’ve worked on some of the best university writing programmes in the UK and beyond, including as Creative Writing Fellow at the University of East Anglia and as a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Cambridge. Since September 2025 I have worked as a Lecturer in Creative Writing in the wonderful department at The University of Hull

I run my own writing courses, in novel writing and writing for audio, and writing short stories.

I and also teach regularly for the Arvon Foundation among many other organisations.