New literary non-fiction Going Home piece published in Antenna My first literary non-fiction piece called Going Home has been published in the journal Antenna from the University of Lisbon.

Very proud to have my piece of literary non-fiction called Going Home in this gorgeous journal from the University of Lisbon - Antenna antenna.letras.ulisboa.pt/en/numero-at...

Fun call for submissions - for my speech at our wedding, I got the guests to write us a haiku - one was in Japanese! Another in Danish! Hardly anyone understood my explanation of what a syllable is!

Lots of Fiction Writers Network news this month - 2nd instalment here: blogs.edgehill.ac.uk/fin/2026/05/...

This is my new fave 🤣

I hope this isn’t true. There are times when it’s more important to put country before party. This is one of them. Burnham’s longstanding commitment to a fairer voting system could transform our democracy & counter the dire threat of a Reform UK government elected on a minority of the vote

I am so pleased to have a new short story in the new edition of this literary journal. The story is called The Only Place She Ever Lived.

James Tait Black Prize for fiction, which counts DH Lawrence, Evelyn Waugh, Muriel Spark and Martin Amis among former winners, "unlikely" to go ahead as judges currently having their pay withheld amid ongoing strike at Edinburgh University www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...

This is perhaps one of the most disgraceful things I’ve ever seen. Surely making a policy like this is illegal? How and why is he getting away either this??

So proud to have worked with the marvellous Jenna Gardner, four brilliant creative writing students, loads of brilliant media students alongside Sam McIver and the young people from Knowsley on this podcast project! Well done to everyone!!

The little blue flowers are back - it must be spring. In a week or so they’ll be gone again! Does anyone know what this plant is by the way???

Last week our brilliant second year students organised and produced an excellent poetry night at EHU’s arts centre - what a privilege to work with such exceptional young talents! ❤️

Lovely morning with first year script students at Shakespeare North with thanks to Rachel Bartholomew and Biilie Collins! Now on the coach back to Edge Hill!

The ferns are unfurling ❤️

We have two PhD studentships at Birmingham Newman University. If you know anyone interested in doing history, medical/health humanities, veteran studies, or reception studies - happy to chat. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRF392/p...

Had a bit of a Banksy weekend - saw the brilliant exhibition and then saw two in situ! Big ‘un living it all - although you might not be able to tell from his face! 😳😂

The End of the Indie Novella Course Well, it's flown by, the past nine weeks on the Indie Novella Course. And it has been fantastic, really great and really helpful to me as a writer. The areas it looks out aren't particularly innovative, plotting, pace, character, narrative voice etc, but…

Can’t wait to read!

Lovely workshop with John Maguire, Siobhan Noble and Rachel Bartholomew from Shakespeare North talking to our students about working in the arts in our marvellous Rose Theatre!

Another Great EHU Fiction Writer’s Network Event On Tuesday 17th March, the EHU Fiction Writer's Network (FiN) event celebrated 20 years of the Edge Hill Short Story Prize, with founder of the prize Prof. Ailsa Cox, and two winners of the MA Prize, the brilliant Dr Carys Bray and the fantastic Dr…

New Arts and Health Chapter published I am so proud to have co-written a chapter with Dawn Prescott, director of Lime Arts at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, on the project Create+. This was a passion project for Dawn, as it is the first NHS staff arts referral project in the UK, and…

Marvellous evening celebrating the short story at Edge Hill’s Arts Centre with Tessa Hadley, Sarah Schofield, Prof. Ailsa Cox, Carys Bray and Julia Clayton! All fantastic and another successful Fiction Writers Network event!

Love them both!

Happy Birthday to Michael Caine 😍😍😍😍

A cartoon reminder that tomorrow is World Book Day (In the UK anyway). Originally for the @theguardian.com

It’s sunny - it’s not raining!!!

Some thoughts on taking a writing course when you teach writing!

It is world encephalitis day and those who know us will know why it’s important to get this message out - we’re lucky, Craig’s still with us and still brilliant but this devastating condition left its mark on us as a family - so please spread the word and remember: never take anything for granted!

I very much enjoyed reviewing this book! eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Ellie Chowns, "Reform UK, before it was the Brexit Party, before when it was UKIP, has been busy for many years fermenting this idea that immigration is the problem in this country" "It's completely untrue" "Inequality is the problem in this country"

This is so bad and not a hint of it in mainstream news! manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-re...

Edge Hill’s Fiction Writer’s Network – events and news One of things I am really lucky to be able to do in my role at Edge Hill is run the Fiction Writer's Network, a research group for not only the writer/academics at Edge Hill but also for current and former PhD students as well as professional…

This is a marvellous story about Sid who runs our post office - kind of makes you feel good about our world again!! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A recent cartoon for @newscientist.com. p.s. my new book of science cartoons, ‘Physics for Cats’ is out now. Links at www.tomgauld.com

News from the Fiction Writers’ Network at Edge Hill - congrats all! @kkwiltshire.bsky.social blogs.edgehill.ac.uk/fin/2026/01/...

New story on the Funny Pearls site I'm really happy to have a new short story, Triple the Price of a Fruit Cake, on the Funny Pearls online literary mag - it can be found here: The story is adapted from a monologue I wrote many years ago, probably more than 10 years ago now, as a small commission…

This is nice to have just published - thanks Funny Pearls! funnypearls.com/2026/01/frui...

Well this written by my mate Lee Thompson was bloody brilliant tonight!!

I work with such great colleagues! So excited about this show too!! www.edgehill.ac.uk/news/2025/12...

RIP Martin Parr - the kindest man ever to big ‘un ❤️❤️❤️

Another beautiful day!

Come and work at our place! eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Happy Halloween

Play For Today is back. I've written Special Measures which is coming soon to Channel Five.

Did this over the summer! www.independent.co.uk/travel/famil...

And wonderful readings at the launch of AJ Ashworth’s Maybe The Birds at EHU Arts Centre in the first half from Prof Ailsa Cox, Elizabeth Baines and John D Rutter.

Brilliant night at The Arts Centre Edge Hill for the launch of AJ Ashworth’s Maybe The Birds - fantastic reading from Andrea!

We are recruiting new associate tutors to join our AT bank - tight turnaround though of 10 October. All info here - eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...