POETRY
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POETRY PUBLISHED IN:
Agenda Magazine
Pre-Raphaelite Society Review
Poetry Ireland Review
Poetry Salzburg Review
Crannog
The Journal
Black Bough
Bewildering Stories
Three Drops in a Cauldron Press
Envoi
Ekphrastic Review
Roundyhouse
Red Poets
Sarasvati
Dawn Treader
The High Window
Grey Hen Press
Seventh Quarry
Skylark: Little Lantern Press
The Gull
Ascent Aspirations' Friday Poems
Tiger's Eye, Denver, Colorado
Poetry Space
Cinnamon Press anthologies
Poetry on the Lake anthology
Stony Thursday, Ireland
Ragged Raven Anthology
Coffee House Poetry
Aspire
Ascent, Canada
Off the Coast, Canada
International Magazine, Italy.
Island Magazine, Greece
Deus Loci (Lawrence Durrell International Journal)
Moonstone
Writer’s Muse
Fresh, New Zealand
Link, New Zealand
The Ugly Tree
Pyramid Press
Cardiff Women's Aid Anthology
Skylight 47, Eire
AWARDS
I was long listed in the National Poetry Award 2018 (out of 14,000 entries)
I won 3rd place in the Pre-Raphaelite Competition 2019 for my poem 'The Order of Release'
I won 3rd place in the Pre-Raphaelite Competition 2018 for my poem 'The Improbable Pre-Raphaelite'
I won the Poet in Residence commendation in the Pre-Raphaelite Prize 2017 with 'The Seeds and Fruit of English Poetry'
'Twelve Ugandan Women' was commended in the Grey Hen competition 2018
First prize in The Kathleen Frowd Award for Poetry for my poem 'Sesquipedalian',2017 and 4th place in 2018
First prize in the Ken Bruford Award for Light Verse for my poem 'The Highway Code of India' 2017 and 2nd prize for my poem 'Better Living Through Air Guitar.2018
Long listed for the Cinnamon collection with my India/African poems.... 2018
Winner of the Pre-Raphaelite Society Competition 2016 with my sonnets 'The Navvies'
Shortlisted for Atlanta Review Poetry Competition 2016
Shortlisted for Atlanta Review Poetry Competition 2015
Finalist in Cardiff Women's Aid Competition, 2013 with 'Elektra'
Finalist and commended in Poetry Kit Competitions 2010 and 2012
Short listed and long listed for Cinnamon Collections, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2018
POETRY BURSARY FROM LITERATURE WALES 2012/13
Finalist in New Writer Competition, 2009
Winner of the Aber Valley Competition in 2008
Shortlisted in Ragged Raven Competition 2006
Shortlisted in Plough Prize 2006
Commendations in Poetry on the Lake, Italy. 2001 and 2005
Shortlisted in Blue Chrome Competition 2005
Finalist in Scottish Open Competition, 2003 and 2004
Short listed in Writers' News Open Competition 2004
Shortlisted in Grace Dieu Competition 2012
Finalist in White Mice Competition, International Lawrence Durrell Foundation 2002