Writing CV, as at December 2015

Publications

• Novella, The Point, Pulp Press 2011 (re-released by Blasted Heath in 2013)
• Novel, Wee Rockets, Blasted Heath, 2012
• Novel, Fireproof, Blasted Heath, Fight Card Books, 2012
• Novella, Welcome to the Octagon, 2013
• Novella, Wee Danny, Blasted Heath, 2013
• Novella, Bounce, Verbal Arts Centre (commisioned for the Killer Books festival), 2013
• Novella, Breaking Point, Blasted Heath, 2014
• Novel, Undercover, Blasted Heath, 2015

Relevant Work History

• Freelance Writer at Culture NI (http://www.culturenorthernireland.org), 2010 to 2011
• Webmaster at Crime Scene NI, a blog devoted to Northern Irish crime writing
• University Tutor at QUB on the Introduction to Creative Writing module; September 2014 to present. Module includes prose, poetry and drama (screen, stage and radio)

Writing Awards

• Arts Council of Northern Ireland, SIAP award, received five times between 2007 and 2015 (four times for literature, once for drama)
• Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Travel award, received to support a trip to Long Beach CA to attend Bouchercon (a crime fiction convention) as a panel member and a representative of Northern Irish crime fiction, 2014
• Northern Ireland Screen, Script Development award, for screenplays titled The Point and Time, 2008 and 2014 respectively

Theatre Production

• An Irish Possession, One-man show written and performed for The Black Box Lunchtime Theatre, directed by Conor Maguire, 2010
• The Sweety Bottle, Regional tour via Brassneck Theatre Company, 2013 (March to April)
• The Sweety Bottle, Eight performances at The Grand Opera House via Brassneck Theatre Company (transferred from the Baby Grand to the Auditorium due to popular demand – the first play to achieve this at the Grand Opera House in its history), 2013 (August)

Education

• Masters, Creative Writing, Queen’s University Belfast, 2011-2012
• PhD student (post-differentiation), Creative Writing thesis titled Radical Crime Fiction, Queen’s University Belfast, 2013-present