Photo by Claire Grogan

Lorna V: Writing • Teaching • Performing

I’m a creative explorer, thinker and doer. Mostly I’ve written, but I also love to inspire and guide new writers. I came to acting after a career in journalism, and found myself as a performance artist, so I know what it’s like to have a dream.

Click here to read about my creative journey, or here for my official biography.

Writing

From journalism to theatre, blogs to books, digital to live presentations, academic to entertainment, I’m ignited and excited by deadlines and can adapt easily to different genres.

photo by Lilia Green

Performing

I’ve been writing and performing my work at performance arts festivals since 2014. Highlights include appearing at the Lion & Unicorn Kentish Town, Willesden Library Performance Space, Winchester Discovery Centre, Battersea Arts Centre, and the Old Fire Station Arts Centre, Oxford. In April 2018 the award-winning Blue Elephant Theatre gave me the opportunity to present my first full length solo show.

“A self-scripted performer with a blazing personality”

Run Riot

Image by Conny Jude

Teaching

I discovered my interest in education through teaching on postgraduate journalism courses. It was quickly apparent that what gave me most satisfaction was guiding students to develop the mental skills required for a media career through understanding their dreams, purpose, and psychological make-up.  This led to developing my own workshops aimed at people of all ages and backgrounds who want to write.

I’m delighted to be joining City Lit. My first course is on developing your writing skills for blogging: https://www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/developing-your-blogging