Reading Poets Cafe

Friday 14 November The night when poetry triumphed over the elements. Storm Claudia with its torrential rain and cancelled trains couldn’t dampen our spirits or keep us away. It was such a treat to share my poetry with the wonderful audience at Reading Poets Cafe...

Candlestick Press Regional Showcase

Candlestick Press Regional Showcase Sunday 28 September | 6.30 – 8.00pm Online A celebration of the poetry of place. Join us for a free online event to celebrate the publication of eight beautiful titles exploring the UK from north to south and east to west....

Short Story September Festival Weekend

Short Story September Festival Weekend Saturday 20 – Sunday 21 September 2025 Phoenix Square Digital Media Centre, 4 Midland Street, Leicester LE1 1TG Thrilled to be a part of the Short Story September Festival. Join us for a jam-packed weekend of talks and...

Manchester Festival of Libraries

Manchester Festival of Libraries Thursday 5 June | 6:00 – 7:30pm Stretford Library, Kingsway, Stretford, M32 8AP I will be at Stretford Library running a creative writing workshop as part of Manchester Festival of Libraries. Do drop in!

7th Khushwant Singh Literature Festival

Join me in London at the 7th Khushwant Singh Literature Festival Saturday 31 May 2025 SOAS, 10 Thornhaugh St, London WC1H 0XG The theme was Humanity Across Borders and there was an exciting line up of writers and thinkers. I was in conversation with Devika Rege and...

Burnley Words Festival

Reflecting The World We Live In With Author Reshma Ruia Burnley Words Festival Saturday May 17 2025 | 2:00pm We are all made up of stories. Some we have lived through, some we dream about, some are pure flights of imagination. In this creative writing workshop you...