Stephanie at Skerries, County Dublin, with a view of  the Mountains  of Mourne   in the  background, sitting  on the seat dedicated to her  ancestor, Percy French,  who composed  the song 'The Mountains of  Mourne sweep down to the sea'.  Recipient of New Writer Award 2007, several Creative  Scotland Awards (2010-15), selected for Best Poems published in Scotland (2004/5). Writer in Residence at the Glass department, Edinburgh Art College (2004-5) and  resulting pamphlet shortlisted for the Callum McDonald Award (2005/6). Shortlisted in the Strokestown (2009) and  the Bridport (2015) international competitions. Her poetry pamphlet 'Flout' (HappenStance, 2015) was  inspired by Shetland landscape, folklore and music. 'Berlin Umbrella' a poetry/sound collaboration with Sonja Heyer launched in Berlin, 2018 and  appeared at StAnza in 2020 supported by Creative Scotland, the British Council, Berlin and the Goethe Institut, Glasgow.  She has collaborated with many other artists from other media, including a composer at the St Magnus festival,  Orkney, a visual artist, a choreographer and as part of a light installation.   'Poetry in the Persian Tent' was a 5-day  (one hour each day) mini-festival of poetry and music in Edinburgh, 2012 organised by Stephanie including poets John Glenday, Jackie Kay, Marie Howe, Liz Lochhead and  many others. Currently she is co-selector of poets with founder and m.c.  Milla Van Der Have of PoetryLit, an online monthly poetry  event. Started to counteract lockdown blues, it has proved immensely popular and attracts global audiences.  She has one novel for teenagers  published 'The Triple Spiral' (Walker  Books, 1989) and has had broadcast 4 scripts on  BBC Schools, Radio. To watch a vimeo about Berlin Umbrella                             click here.                                             See Stephanie's  BLOG  and a guest post from Sonja on the  background, process and development of 'Berlin Umbrella.'                                             * AYRE        DANCE COLLABORATION Stephanie's Blog post on the dance piece choreographed by Mathew Hawkins inspired by her poem 'Ayre.' Click .here                                                                 * To listen to Stephanie read 'How to be a Fox'   click here    Poetry and Sound collaboration  with Mark Harding. To listen to Stephanie read 'Unst' to Mark's  electronic soundscape                                                    click here