Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION
BA first class (hons) in Humanities, Middlesex Polytechnic 1983
MA in Literature (Drama), University of Essex 1985
PGCE (post 16), Media Studies, Drama and English, University of Greenwich 1996

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WORK HISTORY
Prior to entering HE I worked as a warehouseman, production operative, newspaper reporter, farm labourer, antiques salesman and forklift truck driver.

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Community Artist in Residence, Leicester, 1985 - 1986
Worked in schools and the local community. Key projects included the writing and staging of a community history play and the production of young people's fanzines.

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Three Writer in Residence posts in East Anglian schools. 1986 - 1990
Freelance Community Artist and Writer, full and part time, 1986 - present
Part time, temporary publicity officer, Seagull Theatre, Lowestoft, 1988
Part time, temporary Adult Education Centre Head, Southwold, Suffolk, 1988
Book Shop Proprietor, The Clock Bookshop, Lowestoft, Suffolk, 1987 - 1989
Full time Literacy Tutor, Norwich Chamber of Commerce, maternity cover. 1989
Adult Education Teacher, Suffolk.1997 - 1998
Lowestoft College and Gt. Yarmouth College of Further Education. Part Time Lecturer 1989 - 1995 and Full and Part Time 1996 - 2001
Youth Worker for Suffolk and Norfolk Youth Services, Part Time, 1999 - 2002; Connexions Youth Advisor, half time 2001 - 2002
Carer for my mother 2001 - 2002
Norwich YOI. Part Time Lecturer, 2002
Freelance Arts Projects, 2002 - 2004
Foundation Studies, City College, Norwich. Part Time Lecturer. 2004 - 2007
Freelance Arts Projects, 2004 - present

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TRAINING COURSES ATTENDED
Seminar on arts administration, Arts Council, London. 1984
Community Arts and Education course, Loughborough University. 1985
Community Arts and Youth Centres, Leicester 1985
Playschemes Training Day, Suffolk County Council. 1987
Adult Basic Education, introduction to new literacy software, Suffolk, 1987
New Writers in Education Project, Arvon Foundation, Devon (Arts Council funded), 1988
Research for Writers course, Wensum Lodge, Norwich, 1988
Straws II Community Arts Training Residency working with African Dawn, Leicester, 1988
Seminar on Equal Opportunities, Arts Council, Cambridge, 1988
Desktop Publishing Course, Lowestoft College, 1997
The State of Playwriting Today, Seminar, Cambridge. 1997
Norfolk Adult Education Training Course. (teaching aims and objectives). 1997
Suffolk Youth Service, Step by Step Training Programme. 1998
Can You Do It In Purple? Arts training conference, Eastern Arts, 1999
Writing for Radio Workshop, Eastern Arts, 1999
Millennium Volunteers Mentors Training Event, Lowestoft, 2000
Playwrights East Training Week, Norwich, 2000
Child Protection Training, NYCS, 2000
Spring Board Training, NYCS, 2000
Community Education Training Day, Easton College & Sprowston, Norwich, 2000
Young People and Youth Work Training Weekend, NYCS, 2000
Connexions Training, Norwich, 2001
Self Employment Seminar, Inland Revenue, Gt. Yarmouth, 2003
Arts Marketing Course (Print and Media), Creative Arts East, 2006
Making It, Arts Conference, Ipswich (Arts Council), 2006
Arts Award Training - Bronze and Silver Adviser Award, 2007
ArtsinForm PR and publicity Training Day, Norfolk, 2007
New Approaches to Teaching Literacy, UEA, 2007
Creative Arts East (NEET project) training day, Norfolk, April 2008
Child Protection Training (Theatre Resource), Cambridge, April 2008

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WORKSHOPS, COURSES AND PROJECTS DELIVERED
Creative writing workshops with high school students, Parliament Hill Comprehensive School, London. 1977
Creative writing with high school students St. Helena’s School, Colchester. 1979
Clown workshop, Quay Theatre, Suffolk. 1984
Writing for TV and film, Adult Education, London. 1985
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The following workshops and projects delivered Leicester 1985 - 6:
Produced Alternative School Magazine, Longslade Upper School
Ran a drama play scheme
Painting a mural with youth service
Organised two week Rock School for young musicians
Collage and design workshop
Survey of students’ perceptions of drug abuse
Art in Society workshops
Sculpture and collage workshop
Junk jewellery workshop
Reactions to Famine project
Sex roles in advertising
Creative writing workshops with young people
Visions of Heaven and Hell project
Violence / non-violence drme workshops
Community images project with junior school children
Tie and dye workshop

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Set up and ran The St. Stephen’s Project, Ipswich, 1986 and organised and delivered the following:
Rock School for all ages
Creative writing workshops
Drawing and sculpture workshops
Cabaret evenings and alternative fashion display
Facilitated Black and Asian reader’s group
Relief printing workshop
General Workshops and Projects


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Creative writing workshops with adults, Ipswich Unemployed Workers Centre, 1986
Creative writing with junior school children, Ipswich, 1986
Drawing and painting course, adult education, Leicester. 1986
Calligraphy course, adult aducation, Leicester, 1986
Storytelling, Gainsborough Library, Ipswich, 1986
Ran Waveney Writers Workshop, Lowestoft, 1987
Creative writing workshops, Reffley Primary School, Kings Lynn 1987
Creative writing workshop, Badwell Ash Primary School, Suffolk, 1987
Creative writing workshop with young adults, Needham Market, Suffolk, 1987
Creative writing workshops, Brandon Primary School, Suffolk, 1987
Creative writing workshops, Great Heath Primary School, Suffolk, 1987
Creative writing workshop, Education Otherwise, Norfolk, 1987
Creative writing workshops, Chalk Farm Primary School, Suffolk, 1987
Creative writing and storytelling, Norwich Neighbourhood Centres, 1987
Creative writing project, Wingfield College, Suffolk. 1987
Page-to-Stage workshops, Norwich Arts Centre, 1987
Graffiti workshops with young people, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, 1987
Sculpture workshop, Education Otherwise, Norfolk, 1987
Screen printing workshops with adults, Thetford Unemployed Workers Centre. 1987
Sculpture workshops, Norwich Neighbourhood Centres, 1987
Puppet making and play devising project, Ipswich Museum, 1987
Printing workshops, Community Education Project, Hadleigh, Suffolk, 1987
Puppet making workshop, Tuddenham Primary School, Suffolk, 1987
Mask making workshops for carnival, Ipswich Unemployed Workers Centre, 1987
Ran an 8 week course in adult literacy, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.1987
Creative writing workshops, Middle School, Kings Lynn, 1988
Creative writing and drama workshop, The Children’s Society, Norwich, 1988
Creative writing workshops, Clare Middle School, Suffolk, 1988
Creative writing workshops, Alcaston Primary School, Norfolk, 1988
Delivered poetry reading and led discussion with 6th Form teachers, LEA, Ipswich, 1988
Led discussion on creative writing with primary school teachers, LEA, Lowestoft, 1988
Creative writing tutor, Workers Education Assoc, Cornard and Lowestoft, Suffolk,1988 - 1989
Radio Adverts workshops with children, Sound of Wangford, Suffolk, 1988
Creative writing workshop Fen Park Junior School, Lowestoft, 1989
Creative writing workshops, Aylsham Middle School, Norfolk, 1989
Creative writing workshop, Kyston Primary School, Suffolk, 1989
Creative writing workshop, Bungay High School, Suffolk, 1989
Creative writing workshop, Westgate Primary School, Bury St. Edmunds, 1989
Writing and divising plays, Worlingham, Middle School, Suffolk, 1989
Playwriting for adults, Seagull Theatre, Lowestoft, 1989
The Pyramid Project, working in 4 Suffolk schools, 1989
Performance project for The Norfolk Youth Service, Holt, Norfolk, 1989
Arts and performance project for the Norfolk Youth Service, Norwich, 1989

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Word Power Project for youth workers, Suffolk County Council, 1990
Write On Youth magazine project, Youth Centres in Norfolk, 1990
Video Poem project with physically disabled students, Access Artspace, Leicester. 1990
Creative writing workshops, Clare Middle School, Suffolk, 1991
ESOL personal tutor, Lowestoft, 1991
Comic making workshops, Clare Community Centre, Suffolk, 1992
Script writing workshops, Berkshire Literature Festival, 1993
Script writing workshops, Access Artspace. Leicester, 1993
ESOL personal tutor. Lowestoft, 1994
Poetry and playwriting workshops, Waveney Writers Workshops, Lowestoft, 1994
Creative writing workshop, Access Artspace, Leicester, 1996
Creative writing workshops with adults, Lowestoft College, 1996
Drama workshops with children, Waveney Arts, 1996
Mask making workshop, Waveney Arts, 1996
Sculpture workshop, Waveney Arts, 1996
Writing for radio workshop, Lowestoft College, 1996
Creative writing workshop, University of the Third Age, Lowestoft, 1997
Creative writing course, Lowestoft library, 1997
Waveney Arts Playscheme: ran workshops in kite making, creative writing, sand sculpture, mask making and drama, 1997
Image to text project, Youth Justice, Lowestoft, 1997
Pop up book making workshops, Waveney Arts, 1997
Clay and paint project, Family Centre, Lowestoft, 1997
Drama workshops, Waveney Arts, 1997
Playwriting project, Chilwell Comprehensive School, Nottingham, 1997
Poetry workshops, Mattishall Middle School, Norfolk, 1997
Creative writing course, The Crossing, Lowestoft, 1998 - 2002
Creative writing workshop, Lowestoft Arts Forum, 1998
Craft workshops, Music Explosion, Lowestoft, 1998
Project Co-ordinator Creative Writing Heritage Project, The Seachange Trust, Gt. Yarmouth, 1998
Script Co-ordinator, The Same and Different Project, Waveney Arts, 1998
Painting workshops, Young women’s project, Gt. Yarmouth, 1999
Sound Poetry workshop, disabilities event, Stowmarket, Suffolk, 1999
Monoprint Workshop, Waveney Arts, 1999
From Page to Stage workshops, The Naked Stage Theatre Company, 1999 - 2000
Beach Sculpture workshop, Waveney Arts, 1999
Video Project with excluded young people, The Attic,Lowestoft, 1999
Drama Workshops on local play schemes, Suffolk County Council, 1999
Clay Workshop, Waveney Arts, 1999
One to one poetry tuition over 6 weeks, 1999

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Creative writing workshops, Foundation Studies, City College, Norwich, 2000
Writing and Video workshop, Warren Special School, Lowestoft, 2000
A Writer on the Millennium Child Reminscence Project, Cambridgeshire, 2000 - 2001
Creative writing classes, The Kirkley Centre, Lowestoft, 2000
Creative writing workshops, Lowestoft Arts Centre, 2001
Creative writing workshops, Quill Writing Group, Gt. Yarmouth, 2001 - 2002
Reminiscence Project, Larkman Junior School, Norwich, 2002
Reminiscence Project, Lowestoft. 2003 - 2004
Creative writing workshops. Foundation Studies, City College, Norwich, 2003
Collaborative work with artists and poets for Creative Arts East, touring exhibition and workshops, 2003
Creative writing workshop, Firstsite, Colchester, 2003
Creative writing workshops, Peggotty Road Community Centre, Gt. Yarmouth, 2003
Video workshops with students who have learning difficulties, Lowestoft College, 2003
Creative writing workshop, The Forum, Norwich, 2003
Page to Stage workshops, Naked Stage Theatre Company at local high schools, homeless project and YOI, 2003
Creative writing and arts workshops, YMCA, Lowestoft, 2003 - 2004
The Airfield Project, Norfolk, 2004 - 2005
Creative Practitioners Residency and training programme, North Walsham PRU, 2004 - 2005
Dreamlands performance with students who have learning difficulties, Lowestoft College, 2004
Playground project, Colchester, 2004
Creative writing workshop, Abbey Meadows Primary School, Cambridge, 2004
Book sculpture workshop, Norwich Fringe Festival, 2004
T-shirt workshop with women’s refuge, Lowestoft, 2004
Pop-up cards, family workshop, Sea Change, Gt. Yarmouth, 2004
Delivered seminar on youth arts conference, Norwich, 2004
Creative Arts workshop, The Forum, Norwich for SVAC, 2005
Delivered Arts Funding Seminar, Sea Change, Gt. Yarmouth, 2005
Gave talk on Arts Projects to Creative Arts Network, Norfolk, 2005
Creative Arts workshop, Sea Change, Gt. Yarmouth, 2005
Arts workshops with The Arts Cart, women’s refuge, Lowestoft, 2005
Creative writing workshops, Hobart High School, Loddon, Norfolk, 2005
Performance project with students who have learning difficulties, Lowestoft College, 2005
Writer in residence on the Site Specific Project, Gt. Yarmouth, 2005
Writer on cross-generational project with children and elderly residents of a care home, Aldeburgh Productions, Lound, Norfolk, 2005 - 2006
The Dragon Hall Project residency - part of the Waterways Project - Norwich, 2005 - 2006
Youth and Democracy Project Residency, Norfolk Arts Partnership, 2006
Talk to New Writing Partnership Conference on Arts Collaboration, Norwich, 2006
Creative writing workshops, Lowestoft Writing Group, 2006
Creative writing workshops, BBC Blast Project, Norwich, 2006
Ran Vandalism Project with young people, Wymondham, Norfolk, (with Channel), 2007
Paper making workshop, Young adults with SLDD, Factory Studios, Norwich, 2007
Paper making workshop, NOS, Factory Studios, Norwich, 2007
Paper making workshop, Factory Studios, Norwich, 2007
Wymondham Media Workshops and Presentation, Norfolk (with Channel), 2007
SNYA Youth Democracy Workshops, South Norfolk District Council (with Channel), 2007
Youth and Democracy Workshops, Harleston, Norfolk (with Channel), 2008
Film making workshops with young people over three days, BBC Blast Ipswich, May 2008
Creative writing workshop, The Paston Letters Project, Norfolk, May 2008
Film making workshops with young people over two days, BBC Blast Norwich, May 2008
Creative Arts East/CliP schools/youth organisations arts project - Performance Workshop, Parkside School, Norwich, May 2008
Creative Arts East/CliP schools/youth arts project - Performance Workshop, Hub 4, The Garage, Norwich, May 2008
Creative Arts East.CLiP - tutor on summer course (as above), included weekend residential, July/August 2008
Creative Arts East/CLiP - delivered course for 19+ participants, 'Skills 4 Work via the creative industries,' Norwich, October 2008

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WRITING, ART, FILM, PERFORMANCE AND ORGANISATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS.
Over 500 poems published to date in magazines, newspapers, periodicals and on-line, together with articles and reviews. Six books and booklets of poetry published. Read and performed work countrywide. Two plays broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and several staged in theatre.

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Ran Stable Press 1975 - 1980 and published Stable Magazine.
Founded and ran the weekly Ipswich Poetry Workshop 1976 - 1977
Worked with the performance group Syntaxophone 1978
First prize Hounslow Open Poetry competition, 1985
Co-edited The Arts Magazine NDY, 1986
Organised the Lowestoft Cabaret, Seagull Theatre, Suffolk, 1988 - 1994
Resident poet, Seagull Theatre, Lowestoft, 1991
Toured with The Poetry Performance Group Farrago, London and the South Coast, 1993 - 1994
First Prize Crabbe Memorial Poetry Competition, Suffolk, 1999
Co-managed The International British and Irish Poetry e-mail list, 2005 - 2007

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PLAYS WRITTEN AND PERFORMED OR BROADCAST
The Self Made Man, St. Mary’s Art Centre, Colchester, and published by Ampersand Press, 1984.
Flexitime, University of Essex, 1984
Flexitime, Pits Theatre Company, London,1985
The Roundabout (with Geoff Parker), a community history play, Leicester, 1986
AWOL (extract) Kenny Theatre, UEA, part of a new playwrights project, 1987
The Travelling Storyteller, Norwich Puppet Theatre and on tour, 1989 - 90
A version of The Sleeping Beauty, Norwich Puppet Theatre, 1990
Script co-ordinator on The Grease and Dust Project, Norwich Arts Centre, 1990
Overspill broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 1993
Evelyn Homes, broadcast on BBC radio 4, 1994
The Metaphor Game, part of second stage workshops, Soho Theatre Company, London, 1995
Professional rehearsal of The Writer in Residence, Northgate Performing Arts Centre, Ipswich, 1996
The Writer in Residence. Premiered at The Seagull Theatre, Lowestoft and toured in Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Suffolk and London, 1997
Same and Different Project, N. Suffolk, 1999
The Lowestoft Witches Trial: script and performance, Allen’s Bar, Gt. Yarmouth, with the Yarmouth Pagan Moot, 1999
Wrote Keeping Mum, playlet, Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich, part of a Playwrights East Project, 2000
Naked Stage Theatre Company, perform The Writer in Residence, Lowestoft Marina Theatre, 2002
Wrote and performed The Perfect Parachute as part of the Airfield Project, Seething Airfield, Norfolk, 2005
Interviewed on BBC Radio 4 “Word of Mouth” about blogging, 2006
Performed “Goaded Earth” ARC Exhibition, Gt. Yarmouth, 2006
Wrote and performed Trading Places, Dragon Hall, Norwich, (part of the Waterways Project), 2006

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EXHIBITIONS AND RELATED PROJECTS
Installations, Ipswich Media Group, Corn Exchange, Ipswich, 1987
Organised the Lowestoft Beach Festival, 1988
Public discussion with artist Julia Sutton, Contact Gallery, Norwich, 1998
The Biggest Small Exhibition Ever: A terraced house turned into a gallery and an artwork for a month, Lowestoft, 1999
Box of Love Letters Exhibited in the Things Not Worth Keeping Nationally Touring Exhibition, 1999 - 2000
Staged Retrospective Exhibition of Muriel Mallin’s paintings, Geneva Cafe, Lowestoft, 2003
Rant Score, Pavement Poems, Taxi Gallery, Cambridge, 2004
Town Hall, Installation and performance, Sea Change Studios, Gt. Yarmouth, 2004
With Inprint, exhibitions at Buckenham Gallery, Southwold and Norwich Fringe Festival. 2004
With Inprint. Exhibitions at The Cut, Hales worth ; Cuckoo Farm Studios, Colchester and The Warehouse, Lowestoft, 2005
Black box broken poetry theatre, Norwich Fringe Festival, 2005
Big Draw Workshops (Poetry and visuals), Norwich School of Art and Design, 2006
Inprint PVM at NOS Exhibition, St Giles Church, Norwich, 2007
Inprint NOS Exhibition, Factory Studios, Norwich, 2007
Inprint Exhibition and workshops, Welborne Festival, Norfolk, 2007
Inprint at NWP Event, Bishop’s Garden, Norwich,(Stall and PVM), 2007
Organised and ran 1000 Works Exhibition - Tom and Muriel Mallin Retrospective - Factory Studios, Norwich, 2007

Norfolk Open Studios at the Factory Studios - Sargeant Mallin Productions - May/June 2008

Stall at Bishop's Garden, Norwich, for a NWP/RSPB event, June 2008
Pleasurance - major exhibition of historic and contemporary work, Arts Factory, Norwich, October 2008