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Tabitha Potts

Tabitha Potts

Script Editor Drama Series and Serials

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Writer at Pocket FM

  • Education

    • Westminster School London

      1986 - 1988
      A Levels English Language and Literature, History, Latin, Art

      Activities and Societies: Drama, School magazine

    • University of Oxford

      1989 - 2001
      BA Hons First Class English Language and Literature First Class

      Activities and Societies: Acting, journalism (wrote restaurant reviews for the Cherwell). English Language and Literature

    • Birkbeck, University of London

      2017 - 2019
      Master of Arts - MA Creative Writing Merit

  • Experience

    • BBC Monitoring

      Sept 1994 - Sept 1995
      Script Editor Drama Series and Serials

    • Steve Pollock BBC TV Education

      Jan 1996 - Jan 1997
      Freelance script editor

    • BBC

      Sept 1997 - Sept 1998
      Producer/ Researcher Radio Drama (Serials)

    • BBC

      Jan 1999 - Mar 1999
      Script Editor/Producer BBC Radio Drama

    • Talkback Productions

      Sept 1999 - Jul 2000
      Researcher

    • HarperCollins Publishers

      Jan 2000 - Jun 2000
      Researcher (freelance)

    • Pilot Film & TV Productions Ltd.

      Sept 2000 - Oct 2000
      Fixer/Researcher

    • HarperCollins Publishers

      May 2001 - May 2002
      Researcher (freelance)

    • Hodder & Stoughton

      Oct 2006 - Mar 2007
      Co-writer/researcher (freelance)

    • Mammoth Screen Ltd.

      Jun 2007 - Jun 2008
      Script Reader (Part time)

    • Silver River Productions

      Jul 2007 - Dec 2011
      Web content editor (part time)

    • Mimimyne (Me Me Mine Ltd)

      Sept 2008 - Dec 2014
      Director

    • Tower Hamlets Parents Centre

      Jun 2010 - Oct 2012
      ESOL Teacher (Part time)

    • Blue Ventures

      Nov 2012 - Jan 2014
      Digital Media Manager/Web Editor

    • Education Support

      Feb 2014 - Feb 2016
      Digital Manager

    • Self employed

      Feb 2016 - now
      Book Author

      Currently running a podcast, Story Radio Podcast, and recently published a book of short stories which you can download here https://amzn.eu/d/eLVhLFG. I have completed my Creative Writing MA at Birkbeck with Merit and am now querying agents seeking representation. I was awarded £1000 and an Honourable Mention in the Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize 2022 for my short story Poppet. Highly Commended in the MIR Booker short story competition judged by Ian McEwan in 2019 for my revenge killer story, Masquerade.I was shortlisted for Storgy Magazine's Halloween Short Story competition with my ghost story, Swing Me, and won the Almasi Microfiction Prize 2017 with my flash fiction Beneath the Skin judged by Courttia Newland. My novel was long listed for Myriad Editions First Draft Award 2017, my short story Edge for the Pin Drop Award 2018 and Sunderland University Short Story Award 2019. Finalist in the MIR Folk Tale Festival with my story Crow Girl. Please see Publications section for links to find out more. Show less

    • STORGY LIMITED

      Jan 2017 - Apr 2018
      Marketing Director

    • Roman Road LDN

      Sept 2018 - Nov 2018
      Digital Content Writer (Temporary)

    • Globe Law and Business Ltd

      Apr 2020 - May 2023
      Head Of Marketing

    • Pocket FM

      Mar 2024 - now
      Senior Writer

      Working on a UK version of one of Pocket FM's most popular audio series.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • CELTA (Level 5 Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)

      University of Cambridge

    • PTLLS Level 4 Awards in Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector

      University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations
      Feb 2011

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Playgroup Manager

      Issued by Paintbox Playgroup
      Paintbox PlaygroupAssociated with Tabitha Potts

    • Founder and Executive Producer

      Issued by Story Radio Podcast on Jan 2020
      Story Radio PodcastAssociated with Tabitha Potts

    • Manager of MIRLive (Managed live readings at Birkbeck’s literature and poetry event MIRLive)

      Issued by MIRLive on May 2019
      MIRLiveAssociated with Tabitha Potts