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Before I retired I was a Health and Safety consultant and trainer and I have considerable experience in providing and developing training courses. As an author I’ve run workshops for 9-15 year old pupils, including the publication of a school short-story anthology for P5-7.
I have experience of appearing on panels at book festivals including Newcastle Noir, Kirkcudbright Book Festival and Moffat Crime Fest.
I have also read at several Noir at The Bar events.
Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire; Angus; Argyll and Bute; Clackmannanshire; Dumfries and Galloway; Dundee; East Ayrshire; East Dunbartonshire; East Lothian; East Renfrewshire; Edinburgh City; Falkirk; Fife; Glasgow City; Highland; Inverclyde; Midlothian; Moray; Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles); North Ayrshire; North Lanarkshire; Orkney Islands; Perth and Kinross; Renfrewshire; Scottish Borders; Shetland; South Ayrshire; South Lanarkshire; Stirling; West Dunbartonshire; West Lothian
Events will deliver
Chairing events; Panel event; Professional development, CLPL or CPD; Reading; Talk; Workshop
Audience will work with
Adult learners; Carers; English as an additional language (EAL); Intergenerational learning; Outdoor learning; Prisoners & young offenders; Young people in the community (e.g. Youth clubs, Guides, Scouts); Young people with additional support needs (under 18) (ASN/SEN)
Topics of work
Contemporary fiction; Crime fiction; Editing & editing your own work; Food; Mystery & thriller; Publishing & getting published; Science
