About
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I'm partial to vintage dresses and wear them at every opportunity. My music taste is off the wall, everything from Ella Fitzgerald to Iron Maiden. I like to travel to places where the scenery and culture blow the mind. Most of all, I love to spend lazy and crazy days with my family.
My life has been a rollercoaster, full of rich experiences. I was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, growing up on a council estate among underprivileged families. As a child, I dreamed of being a writer, reading Enid Blyton by torchlight long past my bedtime. I always wanted to explore life outside of northern England, so at a young age, I bought a one-way ticket to London. Life in the big smoke was a juggernaut of new experiences. I met my husband on my nineteenth birthday and moved to Cape Town, where we married on the beach overlooking Table Mountain. South Africa is a place of so many contrasts and this post-apartheid era heavily influenced my writing. Life then took us to Scotland where we lived on a farm and had two beautiful children. It was a wonderful escape from the busy technology world I was working in, until circumstances took us back to South Africa. We were living in a small fishing village overlooking a lighthouse, but South Africa was dogged with political problems and violent crime. I was allowed into a prison cell as part of my research and my novel, The Pinstripe Prisoner was born. |
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Today, we live in Sydney, where I am Managing Director on the executive team of a global provider of outsourcing solutions, supporting governments in the delivery of critical citizen services. I work with amazing talent, have travelled extensively, and play a small part in providing employment opportunities to thousands of people every day. My children are growing up surrounded by stunning beaches where they enjoy the outdoor life. Family life does not get any better than that.
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My dedication to writing continues with a ferocious passion. My laptop and I have developed a special relationship that only my poor husband can truly appreciate. In 2017, I was lucky enough to be signed by The Newman Agency – for any writer, that moment of securing agent representation is unforgettable!
My powerful debut poetry collection, Graffiti Lane, was showcased at the London Book Fair and became an instant number-one bestseller, raising awareness and influencing change around bullying, mental health and suicide. The bestselling follow-up, Punch and Judy, shone a spotlight on domestic violence, generating much-needed conversation. My third poetry bestseller, Retrospective, explores the gritty underbelly of urban life in Northern England. I also curated Globalisation: The Sphere Keeps Spinning, an anthology featuring several international poets.
I have experienced first-hand the challenges of juggling multiple parallel lives as an executive, poet and mum. My TEDx talk, Abandoning Superwoman on Krypton, shares my profound realisation that merging these personas is the key to leading one whole, authentic life. The follow-up book, Abandon Superwoman, launched in 2025 and even appeared on a billboard in Times Square, New York City.
I am also the author of Rolling in the Mud, a short story collection, and a fiction novel titled The Pinstripe Prisoner, which won the acclaimed Society of Women Writers NSW Fiction Award. My books are frequently gifted to Hollywood celebrities, music icons and Academy Award winners.
I am a ‘Katharine Susannah Prichard First Edition Fellowship’ recipient and an AusMumpreneur ‘Big Idea – Changing the World’ gold award winner for my creative use of the literary word as an antibullying advocate. I am also a double-gold ‘Roar Success Award’ winner for ‘Best Book’ (Graffiti Lane) and ‘Most Powerful Influencer’; a ‘Social Media Star’ silver award winner; and a bronze recipient of the ‘Making a Difference’ award. In 2023, I received two bronze ‘Women Changing the World’ awards for ‘Thought Leader of the Year’ and ‘Women in Corporate’. I was a finalist for the ‘Telstra Businesswomen’s Award’ and the ‘CEO Magazine Managing Director of the Year’ award, and was most recently shortlisted for the ‘UK Women in Defence Inspirational Award’.
To everyone who held out their hand to pull me up and steady me on my feet over the years, these awards are yours as much as they are mine. My journey to where I am today has been magical and I’m looking forward to the unknown chapters ahead.
Appreciate you reading XXX
My powerful debut poetry collection, Graffiti Lane, was showcased at the London Book Fair and became an instant number-one bestseller, raising awareness and influencing change around bullying, mental health and suicide. The bestselling follow-up, Punch and Judy, shone a spotlight on domestic violence, generating much-needed conversation. My third poetry bestseller, Retrospective, explores the gritty underbelly of urban life in Northern England. I also curated Globalisation: The Sphere Keeps Spinning, an anthology featuring several international poets.
I have experienced first-hand the challenges of juggling multiple parallel lives as an executive, poet and mum. My TEDx talk, Abandoning Superwoman on Krypton, shares my profound realisation that merging these personas is the key to leading one whole, authentic life. The follow-up book, Abandon Superwoman, launched in 2025 and even appeared on a billboard in Times Square, New York City.
I am also the author of Rolling in the Mud, a short story collection, and a fiction novel titled The Pinstripe Prisoner, which won the acclaimed Society of Women Writers NSW Fiction Award. My books are frequently gifted to Hollywood celebrities, music icons and Academy Award winners.
I am a ‘Katharine Susannah Prichard First Edition Fellowship’ recipient and an AusMumpreneur ‘Big Idea – Changing the World’ gold award winner for my creative use of the literary word as an antibullying advocate. I am also a double-gold ‘Roar Success Award’ winner for ‘Best Book’ (Graffiti Lane) and ‘Most Powerful Influencer’; a ‘Social Media Star’ silver award winner; and a bronze recipient of the ‘Making a Difference’ award. In 2023, I received two bronze ‘Women Changing the World’ awards for ‘Thought Leader of the Year’ and ‘Women in Corporate’. I was a finalist for the ‘Telstra Businesswomen’s Award’ and the ‘CEO Magazine Managing Director of the Year’ award, and was most recently shortlisted for the ‘UK Women in Defence Inspirational Award’.
To everyone who held out their hand to pull me up and steady me on my feet over the years, these awards are yours as much as they are mine. My journey to where I am today has been magical and I’m looking forward to the unknown chapters ahead.
Appreciate you reading XXX
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