I'm very pleased to tell you that a limited run of my first poetry collection, YOU DO NOT NEED ANOTHER SELF-HELP BOOK is now available to buy. It won't officially be launched in March, so you can be ahead of the crowds. Ssshhhh...

Here's what some people have said about it:

'Sexy and tragic - my favourite combination.' Rolling Stone magazine critic, Will Hermes

'I come undone when I read her words. Her poetry slays me.' Susannah Conway

'There's a quiet sizzling underneath the surface of these poems, which can make you smile and wince at the same time.' Philip Gross

And you can buy the book here.

LEADING THE DANCE - A collection of my short stories.

SOMETHING BEGINNING WITH - my first - and alphabetical - novel, which has been translated into six languages so far.

GETTING THE PICTURE - a novel of love and revenge, based loosely on Les Liaisons Dangereuses but set in an old people' home. .

TELL ME EVERYTHING - my second novel, just re-published, which explores how we create ourselves through narrative.

2nd February - Reading at Bath Spa University

1st March – Poetry Unites, LSE

3rd March – Writing in the Social Media Age , LSE

8th March – LAUNCH PARTY of You Do Not Need Another Self-Help Book. Venue: London to be confirmed

10th March – workshop with TW Writers Circle, Crowborough

13th March – Reading at University of Kent

20th March – Pindrop Press reading at the Kent & Sussex Poetry Society, Tunbridge Wells

4th May – Launch of the Canterbury Laureate Project – New Sounds Festival

* 16 May 2012 - Keep the date free - it's National Flash Fiction Day 2012!

23-27th July – Whitstable Oyster Festival

23-27th August – Herne Bay Festival

15-27 October – Canterbury International Festival

This year I'm proud to be the CANTERBURY LAUREATE. There is a special page on this website, soon to be filled with news of this role. I have plans! If you are linked to literature, art or education in Kent, and would like to work with me, then please do get in touch.

And in the news:
Listen to the first half of my CBC broadcast with William Gibson here, and the second part here.