Ruth studied English and Philosophy at Queen's University, Belfast, graduating in 2004 with a high second class honours.

 

Her poems have been featured on the NaPoWriMo website 3 years running. They are authentic, amusing and brutally honest.

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Her monologues and short plays have been performed in association with Leeds Pub Theatre, Arts at the Arms, Both Feet, Rural Arts and World Monologue Games. A short monologue that she wrote about a dotty woman called Cynthia won her BRONZE in World Monologue Games 2021.

 

Ruth's blog, A Small Bleed on the Brain, about the brain haemorrhage she had in 2017, has been read by thousands and shared by charities including Headway. 

 

“I laughed a lot and got a lump in my throat a few times too. You wrote many things that gave me courage, confidence and positivity"  

- Anne, brain haemorrhage survivor

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In 2023 she created her first solo show, The Beauty of Being Herd.