Editor-in-chief at Geist Magazine. Writer, editor, and facilitator with more than 15 years'​ experience as a Higher Education professional. I recently completed an MFA in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia, and am a former editor for PRISM international literary magazine. I hold a PhD in Literary Theory from Staffordshire University, where I taught English Literature and Creative Writing. I won the Graduate Student Essay Prize from James Baldwin Review. My short fiction has been published in Lighthouse Literary Journal, Shooter Literary Magazine, and Best British Short Stories 2015. I have reviewed for MELUS and Wasafiri.