Festival Appearances

Blackpool 'Wordpool' Festival 2007

Farnham Festival of Words 2007

Scarborough Literature Festival 2007

Essex Book Festival 2007

Wigan & Leigh Words Festival 2006, 2007

Oldham Literature Festival May 2005

Lambeth Reader's and Writer's Festival 2005, 2006

Ilkey Literature Festival 2004, 2005

Off the Shelf - Sheffield Lit Fest 2004, 2005

Rotherham Arts Festival 2004

Bradford Book Festival/Refugee Week 2004

National Refugee Week York 2003, 2004

Ledbury Poetry Festival 1999, 2003

Manchester Poetry Festival 1997

Bradford Mela 1994

Commissions

BBC Radio 3

THE LOWRY

Arts Council of England & ACE NW

BBC Radio 4

BBC Manchester

Rainer Wigan

Salford University

HM Prison Service & Writers in Prison Network

Mid Pennine Arts

Commonword/BBC Manchester

START, Arts Council Of England, North West & Salford Hospital Trust

Bradford Heritage & Recording Unit

Irwell Sculpture Trail

A Word In Edgeways Theatre Company

M6 Theatre Company

Residencies

Manchester City Art Gallery 2007 - 2008

Buxton Schools 2007

Farnham Festival of Words 2007

Rainer Wigan 2005

Commonword/BBC Manchester as Poet in Residence 2005

Ilkley Literature Festival as Poet in Residence 2004

HMYOI Wetherby as Writer in Residence 2000 - 03

Ledbury Poetry Festival as Writer in Residence for Young People 2000 - 03

The LOWRY as Poet in residence 2000 - 01

Prestwich NHS Trust as Poet in Residence 2000