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Born in Warwickshire and raised in London, I read English at Oxford and Playwriting Studies at Birmingham. I worked fairly regularly abridging, adapting and writing original drama for BBC Radio 4 from 2000 until 2014 – mostly as Miranda Davies. I have published one travel memoir (Fragrant Heart); two novels with Fourth Estate (Miss Treadway & the Field of Stars and A Little London Scandal) and select poetry. I have a PhD from Cardiff University examining the way in which BBC Radio drama adaptations have created narratives of national and regional identity inside the UK. I have experience teaching creative writing and literature at levels ranging from KS2 to MA.
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Caroline Hardman at Hardman & Swainson
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(for prose only – scriptwriting enquiries I handle myself)
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Selected writing credits:
Literary adaptations for radio
Annabel – 15 minute drama series, Radio 4 – 2011
Where D’you Go Bernadette – 15 minute drama series, Radio 4 – 2012
Petite Mort – 15 minute drama series, Radio 4 – 2013
The Book of Strange New Things – 15 minute drama series, Radio 4 – 2014
Early One Morning – 15 minute drama series, Radio 4 – 2015
Original Radio Drama
Iz – afternoon play, part of dystopian season Dangerous Visions on Radio 4 – 2014
Non Fiction
Fragrant Heart – Summersdale – 2014
Fiction
Miss Treadway & the Field of Stars – Fourth Estate in the UK and Harper Collins worldwide – 2017
A Little London Scandal – Fourth Estate – 2020
Poetry
Lleisau – Voices: Words to Welsh Art – 2023