CV

Weekly poetry workshop, ‘Poetry Intuition’, Birdwood House, Totnes	Ongoing
‘Writing from the Wildwood’ Day Class, SPARC Craft Centre, Dartington	2007
Poetry Course for Writing Group, City Museum and Art Gallery, Plymouth	2006
Torbay Poetry Festival Taster Day, Paignton	2006
2nd year Undergraduate Poetry ‘Voices and Choices’, Bath Spa University	2004-5
Moor Poets Day Class ‘Writing and Place’, Ashburton	2004
Ways With Words Writing Workshop, HMPrison Channings Wood	2003
Creative Writing Evening Class, Dawlish Community College	2002-3
Poetry Day Classes, Swarthmore Adult Education Centre, Plymouth	2001-3
Creative Writing Evening Class, South Dartmoor Community College	2002
Schools Poetry Workshops, N. Abbot, Teignmouth, Plymouth, Tavistock	2000-6
Art into Poetry Workshop & school poetry reading, Ariel Centre, Totnes	2001
Poetry Workshops at Ways With Words Literature Festival, Dartington	1999
WYSIWIG Family Writing Workshops at Campus Arts Festival, Exeter	1988-93
Reading and writing coaching at Park School, Dartington	1988-90
Creative Writing Weekend at The Small School, Hartland	1987
Creative Writing Weekend for Women, Monkton Wyld, nr Lyme Regis	1986

Organiser of ‘Trade Winds’ monthly open mic on Dartmoor	ongoing
Manager of poetry venue, Ways With Words Festival, Dartington	ongoing
Founder member of ‘Company of Poets’ workshopping group	ongoing
Founder member of Moor Poets	ongoing
Organiser of readings & exhibition, Poetry@Totnes Festival	2007
Judge of Newton Abbot Writers’ Competition	2004&5
Judge of Sidmouth Poetry Competition	2003
Judge of Malborough Children’s Poetry Competition	2000
Organiser of cabaret events for Totnes Womens’ Week	1994-6
Director of the Arvon Foundation Writing Centre at Totleigh Barton	1981-5
Organiser ‘Muse and Music’ monthly open mic in Lincoln	1977-81
Literature Panel Member, Lincs. & Humberside Arts	1978-9
Chairman of N. Lincolnshire Writers’ Circle	1977

Muses Workshop with A E Stallings, The Athens Centre, Spetses	2007
MA in Creative Writing, Bath Spa University	2004-5
Series of Voice Coaching sessions with Sandra Smith	2004
Teaching Adults, City & Guilds 7307, Plymouth WEA	2003-4
Improvisational Theatre Intensives with Jonathan Kay’s Theatre of Now	1987-2001
Advanced Storytelling Course, Ty Newydd Writing Centre	1998
Arvon Foundation Courses in Poetry, Fiction, Songwriting & Performance	1978-88