I’m Nadia, a London-born writer based in rural Sweden.
I am the author of Tools For Surviving A Storm, a short story collection exploring the boundaries between the human and animal, and how we connect to place and to each other in a time of climate crisis.
My short fiction has been shortlisted by the Bridport Short Story Prize, and longlisted by the Commonwealth Short Story Prize and the Cambridge Short Story Prize. I’ve had work published by the Brick Lane Bookshop magazine, Dialect and Dear Damsels, among others.
I write a newsletter called Desk Despatches, chronicling my writing life and sharing thoughts, reflections, experiences and influences, as well as a bonus cache of cultural recommendations. Also on Substack, you’ll find my creative non-fiction project, Home Comforts, which examined the themes of home and belonging through monthly newsletters over the period of two years.
Aside from writing, I volunteer at my local independent cinema where I make popcorn. I’m a keen amateur gardener, trying to work within the limitations of a short growing season. I love knitting, playing videogames, reading, practicing yoga, paddleboarding, and going on long walks in nature.
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…
