A trained counsellor and well-being facilitator, my interventions centre on creativity as a tool for connection, resilience, and change. I use creativity to hold spaces where individuals and groups can reimagine personal and collective narratives.

Fuelled by a believe in the power of collaborative storytelling to rewrite limiting scripts, strengthen communities, and nurture a more sustainable relationship with ourselves and within nature,

I collaborate with artists and activists through conversations and co-created projects that place care, imagination, and belonging at their centre.

I am available for collaborative partnerships and commissions

Past commissions:

My artistic practice is strongly rooted in my academic research on belonging, identity and the global novel.

In 2025, I partnered with the Vale of Glamorgan Community Libraries to deliver Writing the Planet, a workshop series funded by the UK Government to explore our relationship to climate change in our locality through making and storytelling; and with Lapidus International to deliver a workshop on Reinventing Travel Writing in the Anthropocene.

In 2024, I partnered with the MakerSpace and Penarth Library to deliver Writing the Menopause, a workshop series offering an inclusive space for women to explore experiences and perceptions of their changing bodies; with Creative Cardiff to deliver a Travel Writing Masterclass looking at reinventing the genre for the 21st century; with Reclaim the Frame and Chapter Arts Centre to explore the impact of climate change on small communities, through shared conversations and writing prompts, in response to a viewing of the film Banel & Adama by director Ramata-Toulaye Sy.

In 2023, I partnered with Literature Wales and Penarth Library Makerspace to deliver a series of workshops on Writing Parenthood, and give new parents the tools to co-produce a collection of zines (DIY magazines) in which participants collated their individual and collective responses in images and words (Based on an original idea by Harriet Bradshaw); with Reclaim the Frame and Chapter Arts Centre to explore cultural identity/ dual heritage / multi-identities / language and what happens when we reconnect to a past heritage, through shared conversations and writing prompts, in response to a viewing of the film Past Lives by Celine Song; and with the National Museum Wales (Cardiff) and Cardiff University’s research group Image Works, to deliver a workshop on imagined and introspective travels, in response to the exhibition Sea Horizon/Môrwelion by the artist Gary Fabian Miller.

  • Sophie' classes are a warm and encouraging environment in which she provides the knowledge and skillset to thrive in creative writing. I highly recommend her classes for anyone whether they be toying with the idea of writing or fully published.

    Anna Skibniewski-Ball, workshop participant

  • Working with an author like Sophie has been invaluable, bringing professional insight, encouragement, and a fresh energy that has inspired new and returning library users alike.

    Jordan Forse, Libraries and Cultural Services Manager

  • Since 2023, the Creative Writing Classes in Penarth have transformed the library into a vibrant hub of storytelling, connection, and creativity.

    Jordan Forse, Libraries and Cultural Services Manager

  • The participants get to write, explore, be expressive, share and create. Sophie guides, encourages, teaches which leaves them eager for more.

    Rhodri Matthews, Senior Librarian

  • These sessions go beyond writing—they empower individuals, support wellbeing, and foster inclusion. Led by Sophie, participants find their voices, share their experiences, and build confidence, creating a ripple effect that strengthens our wider community.

    Jordan Forse, Libraries and Cultural Services Manager

  • I would go to anything Sophie hosts.

    She held space for me, and encouraged me to write what I wanted. She receives everyone warmly. Thank you Sophie! You helped me more than you realise.

    Nicky Nichelle, MA student

  • I’ve met and made friends with people from my community through the love of learning

    Personally, it’s given me the space to not only develop my creative writing skills, but I’ve met and made friends with people from my community through the love of learning who are from all walks of life. Our tutor’s expertise and creative delivery of workshops is impressive and engaging. It shows the value of funding quality teaching and explains why the course is so popular.

    Each workshop has positively stretched me and made me a better writer for it.

    Harriet Bradshaw, workshop participant