Writing Highlights
4screenwriting in 2024
I was one of 12 writers selected out of more than 2000 submissions to be on the renowned 4screenwriting course. I was paired with a script editor in the industry and wrote my TV pilot ‘Welcome Back’.
BAFTA Connect 2024
Now a member of BAFTA Connect!
Royal Exchange Theatre x Warner Media Writers Exchange 2022
I was selected for a writing residency at the Royal Exchange Theatre, on a tailored programme run in collaboration with WarnerMedia to nurture Manchester writers whose voices are underrepresented in theatre and TV. I wrote my TV pilot ‘Legalised’ on this scheme.
Commissioned for Channel 4 Inclusion Festival 2022
I was commissioned to write and perform a spoken word piece at the Channel 4 Inclusion festival which I used to perform ‘Dear Casting’, a piece about my experiences as an actor navigating the casting industry.
4screenwriting cohort in 2024
Bruntwood Playwriting Prize Longlist 2022
My play ‘The Art Of’ under my alias 'Elijah Moore’ was selected for the Bruntwood longlist - one of the top 130 plays out of thousands of submissions that year.
‘My White Best Friend North’ at the Royal Exchange 2021
I was commissioned to write for ‘My White Best Friend North’ at The Royal Exchange and wrote ‘Bucket Hat’, a piece exploring my experiences as a stealth trans man.
The anthology has now been published, and you can buy it here.
Greater Manchester Artist Hub Reboot Fund 2021
I was given the Reboot Fund which I used to write and perform a spoken word piece around the mixed-race identity called ‘Apples & Pears’. You can watch it in the video player or here.
My White Best Friend North at the Royal Exchange Theatre
Royal Exchange x WarnerMedia Writers
Channel 4 Inclusion Festival