My name is Isabelle, and I'm currently in my second year of study for BA English Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Birmingham. This year, I'm one of the Literary Events Organisers for Writer's Bloc, the university's writing society, and co-runner of the student spoken word night 'Grizzly Pear'.

I love fantasy, gothic, and dystopian stories. My favourite book is The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern, closely followed by The Night Circus, also by Erin Morgenstern. (Can you tell I love Erin Morgenstern?) I'm also a huge V.E. Schwab fan, and my favourite books of hers are the Monsters of Verity duology.

While I love writing both prose and poetry, my current project is my first novella: a dystopian story about love, grief, and isolation, and how all of these very normal human emotions become warped and twisted in an oppressive surveillance state. 

I hated every single poem I wrote before coming to university, so when I'm not trying desperately to finish the first draft of my novella, I'm honing my poetry skills and trying to branch out beyond spoken word, which is the majority of the poetry I currently write.

I'm so happy to have you here, and I hope you enjoy everything Literary Lindworm has to offer!