I am an writer, researcher, academic tutor and award-winning podcaster. I was born in Birmingham, raised in Norfolk and studied at the University of Hull. I taught English in secondary schools and sixth forms and volunteered for the Refugee Council. I was awarded a PhD scholarship and became an Associate Fellow of Higher Education. I have published writing for Netflix, The Booker Prizes, The Conversation, the Journal of Gender Studies, The Polyphony and the National Centre For Writing. I host Pandemic Pages, a literature and culture podcast which archives the oral histories of writers, creatives, academics and medical professionals.