This year is going so fast. In March I was awarded a DYCP grant from Arts Council England. Absolutely amazing news. I feel incredibly fortunate to have been given this grant out of a huge number of applicants. To make the best use of this opportunity I quit my job at Grapevine Coventry and Warwickshire, where I've been working for 7 years. It was a tough decision and I'll really miss Grapevine, but the timing feels right. So I'm spending a year as a writer and artist, putting