Creative Writing Workshops & Courses
- The Philosophical Novel: Iris Murdoch, a creative writing workshop for the Twelth International Iris Murdoch Conference, August 2026
- Writing Science Fiction: Who are we? What can we know? Why are cystalline entities so awesome? Writers HQ, June 2026
- Writing Philosophical Fiction, Garston Writers Group, April 2026
- Writing Philosophical Fiction, Liverpool Central Library, March 2026
- Let’s Get Philosophical: Writing Philosophical Fiction with Rachel Handley, Workshop for York Literature Festival, March 2026
- Ursula Le Guin Creative Writing Workshop, Current Research in Speculative Fiction Conference, The University of Liverpool, July 2025
- Would You Walk Away from Omelas? An Ursula Le Guin themed Creative Writing Workshop for Octocon (The National Irish Science Fiction Convention), October 2025
- Let’s Get Philosophical: Writing Philosophical Fiction, Irish Writers Centre, 6-Week Course, 2025
- Writing Horror, Ulster University, April 2025
- Philosophical Fiction, University College Dublin, March 2024
- Philosophical Fiction, The University of Nottingham, December 2024
- Writing Science Fiction, Octocon (The National Irish Science Fiction Convention), October 2024
- Philosophy and Fiction, The Thinker CIC, July 2024
- Creative Writing Workshop, Current Research in Speculative Fiction Conference, The University of Liverpool, July 2024
- Fiction and Philosophy, The Thinker CIC, Liverpool, December 2023
- Fiction and Philosophy, The University of Nottingham, December 2023
- Fiction and Philosophy, University College Dublin, October 2023
- Philosophical Fiction, The University of Nottingham, December 2022
Talks & Panels
- Invited, Keynote Lecture, Philosophical Fiction, Come Together: Building Connections in Humanities and Creative Arts Research, May 2026
- Invited, British Fantasy Society post-reading panelist on writing fantasy fiction, Queer Lit Manchester, April 2026
- Home is Where the Hearth is: Cosy Fantasy, Panelist, Octocon, October 2024
- Invited, Literature and Fiction, The University of Aberystwyth, May 2024
- ‘Philosophy Through Fiction’, Octocon, Talk, October, 2023
- ‘World Building’, Octocon, Panelist October, 2023
- ‘Ethics Through Science Fiction’, Current Research in Speculative Fiction Conference, University of Liverpool, June 2023
Readings
- Invited, Possible Worlds Reading, British Fantasy Society, Queer Lit Manchester, April 2026
- Possible Worlds and Other Stories reading, Strong Women – Strange Worlds (SWSW) QuickRead, February 2026
- Poems for Palestine, Featured Reader, Dublin, June 2025
- Pride Poets, Featured Poet, Dublin, March 2025
- Possible Worlds and Other Stories reading, Pearse Street Library, Irish Writers Centre, July 2024
- Washing Windows IV Reading, The Lexicon, May 2024
- The Storms Journal Reading, Winding Stairs Bookshop, December 2023
- Possible Worlds and Other Stories reading, The Irish Writer’s Centre, Dublin, December 2023
- Possible Worlds and Other Stories reading, CIC Thinker Hub, Liverpool, December 2023
- Poetry reading, The Winding Stair, Dublin, December 2023
- Possible Worlds and Other Stories reading, The Portal Bookshop, York, June 2023
- International Literature Festival Dublin, Takin’ The Mic, Dublin, May 2023
- Possible Worlds and Other Stories reading, Ulster University, Coleraine, April 2023
- Possible Worlds and Other Stories Book Launch, Blackwell’s Liverpool, University of Liverpool, March 2023
- Washing Windows Too Reading, Dublin, March 2021
- Washing Windows Too Reading, Dun Laoghaire May 2022
- Poetry Ireland, Vital Signs Reading, October 2022
- Washing Windows Poetry Showcase, Books Upstairs, Dublin, November 2022
- The Storms Issue II Launch, Swords Castle, February 2023
- Pride Poets, Featured Poet, Dublin, March 2023
- Washing Windows III Reading, Books Upstairs, May 2023
- Possible Worlds and Other Stories reading, International Literature Festival Dublin, Takin’ The Mic, May 2023
- The Storms Journal Reading, Winding Stairs Bookshop, December 2023
