Bio

Heather is a sight-impaired spoonie and emerging working-class writer, from Yorkshire, England. Her words have been published by various Literary journals and by Yours Fiction Magazine.
When not writing, Heather enjoys yarn crafts, nature, and most of all family and friends.
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Heather is a proud member of WritersHQ
Works
Awards and Achievements
Winner of the Globe Soup Monthly Micro Challenge - July 23
Best in Genre - Globe Soup 7 day Challenge #9. Spring 23
Top pick in the Globe Soup Darkness Drabble competition - Aug 22
Honourable Mention from Flash 500 - Spring 22
Shortlisted with Free Flash Fiction - Competition Sixteen - Jun 23
Shortlisted with Northern Gravy - Nov 22, Feb 23, May 23
Shortlisted in the Cranked Anvil Short Story competition - July 22
Shortlisted in Retreat West Quarterly Flash Competition - Spring 22, Autumn 22
Longlisted with Northern Gravy - 21, Spring 22, Summer 22
Longlisted In City Nonfiction Flash competition - 21
Longlisted in Globe Soup Seven Day Writing Competition - 21
Longlisted in Free Flash Fiction competition - March 22, April 22, Nov 22
Longlisted in AWC Furious Fiction competition July 22
Longlisted in Lucent Dreaming Flash Competition 22
Longlised in Retreat West's monthly Micro Competition - September 22, May 23
Longlisted in Pigeon Review Flash Competiton 22
Longlisted in The Strand international Flash Fiction Competition Jun 23
Longlisted in Flash 500 Jan 23, July 23
Nominated for Best of the Net 22
Courses and workshops I enjoyed
The following are some of the courses and workshops I have completed which I thoroughly recommend:
Writers HQ courses:
Writing Short Stories
Beginners Guide to Flash
Editing 101
Making People
Short Fiction mini masterclass
Lucent Dreaming Writers Workshops :
Hopeful Stories by Matt Kendrick
Matt Kendrick Workshops:
Characters in Crisis
Retreat West Zoom Workshops:
Writing the Child's Pov with Martha Lane
Building Fictional Worlds with Amanda Saint
Nailing the Character with Debbi Voisey
Dr Stephanie Carty:
Psychology of Writing. Check out Stephanie on Twitter.
Globe Soup
18 week short story course. Work at your own pace. I found this really helpful and great value.​