Claire is a widely published, prize-winning writer: she won the inaugural Women Poets'Prize, 2018 and her first novel was a finalist in the Dundee Book Prize.

Combining her skillsets as a visual artist, writer and educator, Claire currently designs engagement for the Government Art Collection. She was the first writer for MaxLiteracy in 2014, creating educational resources for Kettles Yard, and works with NAWE as Writing Coordinator on the Maxliteracy project.

She is an experienced tutor and facilitator in academic and non-academic settings, working with all age ranges and abilities. She teaches for City Lit, Poetry School, and at the Dickens Museum, and runs ‘Writing from Art’ workshops in museums and galleries across London. She has taught Visual Literacy at The Photographers’ Gallery, and delivered school workshops for National Maritime Museum and as part of ‘Rivers of the World’ for the Thames Festival. She has led workshops in diverse settings, including at Brockwell Lido, where she was artist in residence, and on inner city estates.

Claire worked for Spread the Word as Literature Development Facilitator, and has led various projects within hospitals, schools and daycare settings, working with refugees and asylum seekers, vulnerable adults, elders and young children. As Cultural Partner for Kings College Hospital, she designed workshops for women to reflect on their experiences of maternity and childbirth, the findings of which formed the basis of a script she then produced for an animated film.

Her first poetry pamphlet, ‘Placebo’ was published in 2022. She is a founder member of Poets for the Planet.

Published Work: Placebo (pamphlet) Blueprint Press, 2022 Strix, Issue 11, 2024 Propel Magazine Issue Six 2023? A Bumper Year for Medusas (Highly Commended) Gingko Prize Anthology, 2023 Needle Poetry I, The Sea, 2023? Tapestry of Home anthology, 2023? What can I say? There’s just not enough Sylvia Plath in the world - Dead Women Poets, 2023? Ode to the Cinemas of Andalucía, 14 Magazine, 2022? The Rialto (#93, 94)? Butcher’s Dog (#4, 8, 11, 14, 16, 19)?Finished Creatures (#1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)?Winchester Poetry Prize Anthology, 2020?Magma #78 (Collaborations) 2020?We’ve Done Nothing Wrong, We’ve Nothing to Hide Anthology, (Verve) 2020? Field Notes on Survival (Bad Betty) 2020?Places of Poetry: Mapping the Nation in Verse, 2020?Temporary Spaces (Pamenar) 2020?In Transit (Emma Press) 2019?Coast to Coast to Coast 2019?PostGhostPress 2019?The Valley Press Anthology of Prose Poetry (Valley Press) 2019? The Creel (Guillemot Press) 2019? Uncommon (Clapham Original Poets) 2019 ?Beyond Imitation (Corrupted Poetry) 2019 ?Elbow Room, 2018? Poems for the NHS (Onslaught Press) 2018?Second Place Rosette: Poems about Britain, (Emma Press) 2018? Hippocrates Prize Anthology, 2017?Best of British anthology (Paper Swan), 2017?Templar Anthology, 2016?Southbank Poetry, 2016?Resurgence Prize Anthology, 2016? 1990 - Silent Health ISBN 1-871103037

1994 - Viewfindings ISBN 1- 899457003

1995 - What Can A Woman Do With A Camera?

ISBN 1857270770

2002 - Bridport Prize Anthology ISBN 1-900178699

2005 - Treading Water ISBN 1-904598412

Reviews: Guardian, The Scotsman, Herald, Sunday Herald

Short stories, articles and features: includes Young Minds, Woman's Own, and

Virago website.

Awards:

Greater London Arts Production Grant 1991

Arts Council Research and Development Award 1994

Woman's Own Short Story Competition 2000 (First)

Bridport Prize 2002 (Runner Up)

Virago/Marie Claire Short Story Competition 2003 (Second)

Writers Pool (Arts Council/RLF) Mentor Recipient 2004

Dundee Book Prize 2005 (Finalist)

Fish Unpublished Novel Award 2005 (Finalist)

Pendleton May First Novel Award 2005 (Longlisted)

Can Serrat Full Stipend (writer's residency)

Arts Council England Individual Artist's Award 2006

MacDowell Colony Fellowship 2007

Brockwell Lido residency 2008

Represented by Judith Murray at Greene and Heaton

I have known Claire for nearly five years and have always been extremely impressed by her professionalism, warmth and ability to work and connect with people when teaching creative writing.

She has run a wide range of workshops in community settings for writers of all levels at Spread the Word and in September 2006 was a lead-tutor in the organisations Write Next Door project. This was a series of open creative writing workshops across east London. Claire had clearly prepared thoroughly for each workshop and went the extra mile to get the best out of each member of the group.

I have never known Claire to be late for a workshop or meeting and she has a fantastic sense of humour. She is a pleasure to work with and a wonderful writer in her own right; I would have no hesitation in working with her again at Spread the Word.

Director Spread The Word, London

I am delighted to recommend Claire for work within your organisation. Claire has worked with InSpire, a community centre for learning and the arts for the last 2 years.

Claire has used written word and poetry workshops to engage a variety of groups in community activities and adapted her style and methods of learning to produce creative pieces from Mum and toddler groups, elders, teenagers and 8-12 year olds.

Claire?s latest piece of work with us took written words and phrases and turned them into stunning light installations in neon and lightboxes that were displayed around SE17.

She was a total professional and a joy to work with as a freelancer, she is highly organised and motivated and thinks innovatively about both her subject matter and application of results into the finished art piece.

Centre Director InSpire, London