Silja Swaby, half Jamaican, half Finnish, is a marine biologist and author. Funded by Arts Council England, she has won competitions, and been placed in prizes and awards. She is working on a series of futuristic thrillers, featuring a female biologist whose quiet academic life takes a drastic turn. Silja has taken creative writing courses at Cambridge University and more recently Yale University, USA.

Silja tutors writers, gives workshops, and provides a critique service. She is happily unmarried and lives in deepest Somerset, UK.


Silja Swaby is pronounced Sil-yah Sway-bee.

June 09, 2011

Faces

It's hard to find faces of ordinary people in most magazines. They prefer celebrities in either manicured perfection or disarray. So where to go? Look for the face of your character in real life or supermarket magazines and financial reports from your building society or bank.

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