About Emma

I’m a novelist and playwright based in London, who enjoys writing about neurodiversity, queer characters, dysfunctional families, and rituals. I'm represented for my prose writing by Suzannah Ball at WME. My debut novel, Marine, was longlisted for the 2025 Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize. I was awarded Develop Your Creative Practice funding by Arts Council England for 2025/2026 to explore my playwriting craft.

I previously participated in Vital Xposure's 2023/4 Wellspring development programme for disabled and neurodiverse playwrights run in partnership with Paines Plough, Soho Theatre, Bush Theatre, and Theatre503, which you can read more about in my blog post. An extract from my play, Leila-Dawn, was performed in a showcase at Soho Theatre. I was a member of Relish Theatre's Writers' Network 2023/4, a 12-month development programme for LQBTQI+ playwrights.

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My play, Edie, had a short run at Theatre503 in 2022. The play was selected for development with London Playwrights Blog/Lion and Unicorn Theatre, alongside being  longlisted for Theatre503 International Playwriting Prize, longlisted for development with Traverse Theatre, shortlisted for development with Middle Child Theatre, and shortlisted for Through the Mill Playwriting Prize.  You can find out more about Edie here

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Photo credit: B.Clarence Photography