Penny is an Amazon-bestselling author with a reputation for gripping plots, compelling characters and jaw-dropping twists.

An alumnus of Faber Academy's six month 'Writing a Novel' course, she has written four novels published by Embla Books. Her first psychological thriller My Perfect Sister was longlisted The Guardian's Not The Booker Prize 2020, and she went on to write Her New Best Friend and The Reunion Party. The Woman Next Door is published on 15th May 2025. Penny has also contributed short stories to two anthologies, UnLocked and UnBound, organised by a group of authors who all debuted in 2020, to raise money for two charities.

Penny is passionate about positive disability representation in fiction. One fifth of the UK population is disabled, so why don’t we see that reflected in novels? In 2022 she co-founded with publisher Clare Christian the ADCI Literary Prize for disabled and chronically ill authors who include positive disability representation in their novels, for which she is one of the judges. Also with Clare Christian Penny co-founded the #KeepFestivalsHybrid campaign, urging literary festivals to maintain an online presence following the relaxation of pandemic lockdown rules.

With author Victoria Scott she successfully campaigned for Amazon to introduce a disability fiction character for adults in their books section.

Penny is a regular speaker at literary festivals and events, both in person and online, with past engagements including Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, Women’s Prize LIVE, The Society of Authors, Arts University Bournemouth, Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival, London Book Fair and Warwickshire Library Service. If you would like to invite Penny to speak at an event please email her via this website’s online form.