Maria is a British Zillennial who loves languages, photography and travelling. She has a First Class degree in English Literature and Creative Writing from Lancaster University and works in recruitment. She recently won the ‘Thriller’ category in The People’s Friend Writing Competition (2024), was shortlisted for the Bath Short Story Award (2020), the Sunderland Short Story Award (2018) and won the First Story National Writing Competition (2015). She has also been published by Bandit Fiction and CP Quarterly. Her writing tastes are eclectic and she has written across many genres including historical fiction, thriller, contemporary, romance and tragedy. She's currently seeking representation for her debut novel, which could be any of the ones submitted here and more!
