Alexandra Beaumont
Independent Press Award Distinguished Favourite - 2025

Press Kit
Alexandra Beaumont is a fantasy novelist with a passion for folklore, playing musical instruments and exploring the wilds of the UK. Her latest release, Dissonance of Bird Song, is praised for being a “visceral and lyrical” page turner with “praiseworthy worldbuilding” and was recently named Distinguished Favourite in the Independent Press Awards. Specialising in gothic and folkloric literature, Alexandra's lyrical books weave together myth, magic and intrigue.




Experience
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Gothic Literature and Folk Horror
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Creative Writing Workshops
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Book panel chairing / moderating
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British Fantasy Society Event Organiser
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Environmentalism
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Folklore journals
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Podcasting
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Folk singer and cellist
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Speaking topics include:
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Gothic fantasy
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Diversity in fantasy, including bi-rep
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Folklore in fantasy
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Characterisation and world building