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.

August 23, 2013

Writers' Forum and my course

I'd like to thank Writers' Forum for including my creative writing course in their latest magazine. It was at very short notice and I must admit I trusted to hope and they delivered. It's a great feeling when someone bothers to squeeze you in at the last minute. Details to follow...

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