Abiola Bello went from being a successful dancer to award winning author and co-founder of  Hashtag Press.  Her second book Emily Knight I Am…. Awakened won The London’s BIG READ 2019 and was nominated for the CILIP’s Carnegie Award, and it looks like an adaptation is on the way. I asked her what it takes to... Continue Reading →

It takes a special kind of person to walk 2000 miles in 292 days. That special kind of person is David Lemon. The first person recorded in history to walk the entire length of the Zambezi River.  I talked to David about his incredible journey which he started when he was 67 years old, proving... Continue Reading →

My short play 'Jez & Tess' was chosen to be performed (rehearsed reading) at the Stroud Shakespeare Theatre Festival in May this year.  It was a political satire based on Romeo and Juliet - short and sweet, but was really well received and got some great laughs!

Feeling chuffed to bits that I'm the 2018 Cheltenham Poetry Festival Slam Story winner. Some of the Uni of Gloucestershire students had been auditioned to take part in the 2018 Cheltenham Poetry Festival's Story Slam, alongside some local authors and well known performance poets. The idea is to write and read your own piece of ... Continue Reading →

I was thrilled to be included in Fresh Leaves, an anthology of short stories by new writers in 2018.  The anthology includes stories of love, life and loss in a variety of voices. My story won an award, for being in the top 3 chosen by the editor, which was a real surprise but very... Continue Reading →

My short story, Mother's Gone, was published in Shadows New Writing VI in 2017. The story is about a daughter coming to terms with her Mother’s Dementia. The young woman returns home to find life at home has moved on without her and her arrival threatens the equilibrium the family has created. Here's the story:... Continue Reading →

Does loving someone mean you have to give up on your own dreams to make that person happy?  Sometimes. But it's never too late to start your own journey - just one step at a time.  This short story was published in Fresh Leaves, an anthology for new writers and won a prize by the... Continue Reading →

My first grey hair appeared in 1982, when I was 20 years old. It was my boyfriend Sean’s fault. I thought I loved him, he was tall, blonde, wore a scuffed-up leather jacket and had a motorbike. We worked for the same company in Birmingham and had made plans to leave and live in London... Continue Reading →