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I’m an author from south-east England, writing from middle-grade to YA in prose and verse. I love exploring important issues: writing gritty, realistic fiction for young people; accessible fiction that opens conversations.

Crossing the Line, my debut teen verse novel about a boy who gets caught up in county lines drug exploitation, won the 2024 Carnegie Shadowers’ Medal, the 2024 UKLA prize, was in the 2024 Read for Empathy collection and was one of The Times and Sunday Times’ best children’s books of 2024.

Not Going to Plan is an intensely topical, accessible YA verse novel that wades into the muddy waters of coercion and consent. Coming 28th August 2025.

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Grab yourself an early read of 'Not Going to Plan', a YA verse novel about teenage sexuality, consent, and the right to make choices without shame or blame