Linda achieved her first writing credit when short story ‘Partners’ was longlisted in the ‘Inktears Short Story Contest’. This darkly comic tale heralded her signature style and was subsequently included in the 2019 anthology ‘When You Read This I Will Be Dead’ (Michael Terence Publishing). October 2020 brought further recognition when short radio play ‘Alphabetti Spaghetti’ was chosen by Scriptwriters & Co for their Zoom-based scratch night and, in January 2021, it went on to win Linda a place in the Slackline Productions 'Sleepover'. Linda’s resulting 10-minute script, ‘Grand Theft Post-Mortem’, was written overnight, rehearsed and performed online in just twenty-four hours. Described as “…absolutely brilliant… funny and so entertaining” the play went on to receive the Audience Choice Award. Re-imagined as a 6 x 30-minute dark, comedy drama for TV, the show has received increasing recognition: a series pitch shortlisting in the TRIFORCE/UKTV Writerslam (May 2021); a series pitch/pilot episode longlisting in the Short Com TV Sitcom Writing Competition (July 2021); ‘finalist’ status, reaching the last five scripts in the ‘Best Shorter Film, TV Pilot or Play Script’ category at the Scriptwriters & Co International Festival (April 2022) and most recently, a longlisting for 2022 Funny Women Comedy Writing Award. (Sep 2022).
In addition to GTP-M, Linda’s latest comedy drama “Debbie Nesbitt’s Not Dead Yet” (TV: 30-min pilot) reached the UK Female Pilot Club Longlist (Sep 2022) and the quarterfinals of the Unique Voices Screenplay Competition (2023).
In November 2022, Linda's short comedy “A Couple’s Guide to Plantlife” was performed at The Pleasance Theatre (London) as part of another Slackline Productions 'Sleepover'. And more performances of Linda’s short scripts can be found by visiting the Slackline Productions’ Website/YouTube Channel (‘Grand Theft Post Mortem’) and the Lights Down Productions’ website/YouTube (‘Indigestion’ for the Light On Showcase - Series 2).
College
University of Portsmouth, UK
MA - Creative Writing (Distinction)
20162017
College
Goldsmiths' College, University of London
BA - Drama/ English (2.i with honours)
19871990
Linda lives on the south coast of England with her partner Chris and her cats Arthur and Tommy (aka the ‘Cheeky’ Blinders). When not focusing on her creative projects she is a keen swimmer and gardener, a regular cinema & theatregoer and an avid traveller. Finally - if there are any hours left in the day - it’s not unusual to find her performing guest vocals with local covers band, ‘The Spirals’.
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