Lucy Beckley

Lucy Beckley is a Writer, Poet and Marketing Consultant.
Photo of Lucy Beckley by Kate Kalvinos

A creative thinker, word tinkerer and wearer of many hats.

From writer to marketing consultant, from poet to mother, from holder of space to chief cheese straw and brownie baker. My name is Lucy and it’s nice to ‘meet’ you.

I believe that the best stories are the ones hidden in plain sight, a dropped shopping list lingering in a trolley, a note to self scribbled on the back of a hand, a once forgotten fleeting moment filed away in a library of memories.

We are all made of stories and I am hugely passionate about helping others bring their words and stories alive on a page.

I love to dive behind the everyday ordinary and find something extraordinary.

I run creative writing workshops, regular co-writing sessions and have created Small Acts of Attention a set of word cards that can be used to help kindle your imagination.

My writing and poetry has appeared in Popshot Magazine, Strike Magazine, The Lit Platform, Lionheart Magazine, A Thousand Word Photos, Dear 2020 Zine, Reasons to be Cheerful, Why Mums Are Amazing by The Mum Poem Press, Gingernut Magazine, Blood Moon Journal and many more. I have performed at Telltales in Falmouth, for the The Mum Poem Press and for SproutSpoken at Tunes in the Park Festival and for their immersive outdoor project You Are Here. I was co-host of Calliope's Writers Community for mother writers from 2023 to 2024.

I have an MA in European Cultures from Birkbeck University. In 2022, I completed an MA in Professional Writing at Falmouth University and received a distinction for my final project. In summer 2023, I completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching Creative Writing at Cambridge University and was awarded a distinction.

Alongside my creative writing and workshop facilitation, I work as a freelance marketing and communications consultant. Over the past 20 years, I have worked in a variety of roles for corporate, consumer, not-for-profit and start-up businesses in Germany, the UK and Portugal. Find out about the marketing services that I offer.

Read about my most recently published work, buy Small Acts of Attention or get in touch if you would like to work with me.

I am actively looking for an agent to represent me, please get in touch.