Writer. Reader. Obsessive Organiser. 

I don’t have particularly vivid memories of being a kid. I’ve no idea why, but often when I think back, it’s like I’m trying to recall an old, vaguely familiar TV show; it’s comforting, but fuzzy around the edges. One very clear memory I do have though, is of a cupboard. No ordinary cupboard, but a cupboard full of books. To be exact, a stock cupboard in the library of the school where my mum taught. I can still picture the small airless space, the piles and piles of novels (curriculum specific) and the musty smell of well-thumbed paper. I loved it. If someone had locked me in, I would have happily stayed there all day. Flash forward thirty-something years (let’s not linger on those numbers) and I’m still thinking about being in that cupboard, surrounded by all those stories.

Now, since getting taller and leaving the cupboard behind, I’ve transported myself to South London, where you’ll find me writing, daydreaming and watching old shows from the 80’s and 90’s.

For me, our world is bound together by storytelling and I love crafting tales that put ordinary women into extra-ordinary situations, because, well, who wouldn’t? My short story Night Tube was a winning entry for Spread the Word’s City of Stories anthology, and I was longlisted for the Primadonna Prize. Currently, I’m working on my first novel, Time Travel is Cheaper Than Therapy (which funnily enough is partly set in the nineties).

I write scripts and produce independent films with the production powerhouse that is Guildhall Pictures and our feature film The Passenger is currently streaming. I’ve also written for film outlets such as Movie Marker, covering reviews of both indie gems and major studio films. In a similar vein, I’ve written about the creative people, films and places you might not otherwise hear about, on my blog Try the Other Guy. 

When not writing, you’ll probably find me obsessively organising , lurking in a library, watching Murder She Wrote, or hiding in a cupboard reading a book.

Thanks for reading this (if indeed you did), and you can get hold of me at sineadbeverland@gmail.com or on instagram @sineadbeverland

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