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I am thrilled that Picador have bought world rights for my novel, Ten Things I’ve Learnt About Love (and they will also publish my next, as yet unwritten, novel) . It is the third novel I’ve written, and it’s something … Continue reading →

Thursday 16th February 5.00-7.00pm Cuming Museum, Old Walworth Town Hall, 151 Walworth Road, London, SE17 1RY (map) Refreshments provided – all welcome Please join myself and artist, Eva Sajovic to celebrate the end of Collecting Home, an artist residency at … Continue reading →

I am running a workshop exploring opportunities for writers to work in the field of regeneration, at UCF on Wednesday 15th February. This event will be of interest to writers and creatives working in the field of community arts and … Continue reading →

What object from your life would you put into a museum? I am really excited to be working with artist and photographer Eva Sajovic on Collecting Home, an extension of the work we did together on Home From Home, which … Continue reading →

I’m really excited to have been chosen as the winner of CRESC’s Framing the City writing competition! My short story, You Would Leave All This, will feature in a forthcoming issue of the New Manchester Review, a really nice online … Continue reading →

The Audio Obscura booth sits in the centre of St Pancras Station. Audience members can borrow a headphone set (leaving a credit card or phone as deposit) any time between 12 noon and 8pm. The ‘performance’ lasts for 30 minutes … Continue reading →

I am very pleased with my new poster from the fabulous Clerk Ink Well. A must for every writer I think!  

I was so delighted to go to the exhibition of work by the trainees at South Kilburn Studios last week. I commissioned the Studios as part of the South Kilburn Public Art Programme, with the intention of animating a disused … Continue reading →

Adrian Riley is one of the designers of The Shop of Priceless Things, an example of how creativity can influence positive change in the community and environment by introducing art into the public realm. In this short interview he talks … Continue reading →

In 2009 I spent 6 months as writer-in-residence on the Central line, a commission by Art on the Underground. It was a fantastic experience, giving me the opportunity to meet a huge range of people from across the line, from … Continue reading →