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Mutter magazine

Issue 01 Dawn of Mutter magazine (now Motherlore magazine) featured my poem ‘Early morning questions’ and my review of All my wild mothers by Victoria Bennett. (As Marianne Dugdale)

Book Reviews for Mag North

In 2023 I have reviewed James Clarke’s Hollow in the Land and Sanderson’s Isle for Mag North. (As Marianne Dugale)

Bath Spa Threads Anthology

An excerpt of my novel was included in the Bath Spa MA Creative Writing course Anthology, Threads, which was launched at Waterstones Picadilly in May 2018.

Aberystwyth University MA Anthology 2015, Wales Within

My poem Homes was published in this anthology collated by MA students at Aberystwyth University.

Degrees

I hold a Creative Writing Masters with Distinction from Bath Spa University, and an undergraduate degree in English Literature and Creative Writing from Aberystywth University.

London Independent Story Prize 2023

My short story City Walk is published in the LISP 2023 Anthology under Promising Pens. See announcement here. (As Marianne Dugdale)

NewWriters.org.uk Book Review Competition

My review of Alice Slater’s Death of a Bookseller won this competition in June 2023. Read here. (As Marianne Dugdale)

Janklow & Nesbit Bath Spa Prize Shortlist (2018)

My novel-in-progress was shortlisted for the Janklow & Nesbit Bath Spa Prize following my MA, judged by agent Hellie Ogden. You can find out more about the prize here.

Winchester Writer’s Festival Scholar

I received a young writer’s scholarship to attend the Winchester Writer’s Festival in 2018 (not sure why the only photo I got was in the lift though).

Cheval 6 (Parthian, 2013)

My poem Father was highly commended in the Terry Hetherington Young Writer’s Award 2013 and published in this anthology edited by Jonathan Edwards and Alan Perry. (As Sarah Coxhead)