I was born in east London to an English teacher and Italian shoe designer. After studying at Leyton Sixth Form College, I studied Drama & English at Bristol University. Afterwards I worked variously as a teacher in Milan, in children’s publishing and in tabloid journalism, writing TV Features.

Whilst living in San Francisco, I developed a love for the short story form and enrolled on the Creative Writing MA back at Goldsmiths in London where I won the Pat Kavanagh Prize for my fiction. I have published short stories in numerous places - most recently ‘22 Fictions’ (2025) a book of fantastic stories published by Desperate Literature as well as being Highly Commended in the Bath Short Story Prize. Check out a limited selection of my stories here. I completed my PhD at Goldsmiths where I also teach creative writing workshops.

For those interested in art, please see my portraits/commissions on my paintings page.