Selina Beety was mostly raised in Sunderland by a postwoman Grandmother and an ex-miner Grandfather. She spent a short part of her childhood in South Africa, and as an adult, has lived in Denmark as well as various UK towns and cities. Selina is fascinated by the buried myths that quietly influence modern choices, and by the conversation between culture and landscape. Selina creates stories about working-class characters whose lives are upended by fairy-tale twists, using characters or elements from Celtic and British Isles myths. Selina also seeks to let the nature and feel of very local settings shine, making them characters in their own right. Selina currently lives in West Berkshire with her husband, two children and a very demanding Border Collie.
