I’m Nadia, a London-born short story writer and published author based in rural Sweden.
When it comes to creative writing, my interests are multi-disciplinary, spanning fiction, non-fiction and poetry – but my first love is short stories. I’m the author of a short story collection, Tools For Surviving A Storm, and my short fiction has been shortlisted in the Bridport Short Story Prize, and longlisted in the Cambridge Short Story Prize and Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Through my writing, I explore themes such as our connection to nature, belonging, and home. In fact, the theme of 'home' interests me so much that it formed the central subject matter of my two year-long, creative non-fiction newsletter project, Home Comforts.
Professionally, I work as a content writer, creating engaging copy for brands and organisations across industries as varied as ethical skincare and carbon removal. I’m passionate about collaborating with companies that care about both people and the planet, and am excited to work with clients who share these values.
Tools For Surviving A Storm
A debilitating fear of foxgloves fuels a mother’s obsessions, while a young girl discovers monsters on her morning swim. Strangers on a mushroom-picking excursion find comfort in searching for chanterelles, and tremors in the southern hemisphere bring about seismic shifts in a relationship. A woman stranded by a blizzard longs for a different reality, and – mourning the sudden death of her husband – a widow refuses to leave her home on the eroding coast as a storm blows in…
Journeying from Sweden’s ancient woods to the floodplains of the American South, the women in these stories navigate loneliness, loss and what it means to be alive in an ever-changing world.
Praise for Tools For Surviving A Storm
“I can’t begin to describe the beauty and depth of these stories. This whole collection transports you into nature, into the hearts and fears and minds of each and every character, into the earth.”
— Jess Glaisher, author of Dear Lina
“Exceptional”
— Immy Sykes, presenter at Kendal Mountain Book Festival
“Flitting between each story was like being picked right up out of one character’s life and immersed in the next… The characters have stayed with me, lurking in the corners of my brain.”
— A Nature Voyage
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