Born in Belfast I grew up fast , ducking bullets and avoiding bombs . My major influences as a writer has been the personal experiences I have been through .
Leaving Belfast for Australia opened up new horizons for me as a writer and that still continues today after 30 years living in Australia . Writing about everyday things in life is a passionate lifestyle I am used to . I have always wanted to share my gift with others ,

Best Regional Short Story Open Award
1995 Bauhina Literary Awards Winner
Golden Globe Award Winner For Poetry
Full Writer Certificate Member Australian Performing Arts Certified Author Full Member Copyright Agency Limited
Winner In The World Category 2008 Billboard Song Contest with a poem of mine entitles Lost Sons Of Erin that was put to music by Robert and Wendy O'Hearn from Portland in USA

Currently I am re-writing 5 of my novels, and I am involved with promoting poetry and creative writing here in Australia . Two anthologys of the poems from the primary school children have been published . My own poetry has been included in an anthology recently published by Friends Of ABC Poets Corner . My short stories have been published in Ireland since 1987 . One of my plays The Snow Fairy has been performed in Australia . One of My stories entitled Camping In Caves has been used by the education department in Israel to teach English to teeneage children . Recently a project I have been involved with entitled Absent Friends went on radio in Australia . The articles tell the personal story of a number of families who emigrated from Northen Ireland to make a new home in Australia .

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