USCHI GATWARD was born in Mile End, London. Her debut collection, English Magic, is published by Galley Beggar Press. Her stories have appeared in the anthologies Best British Short Stories 2015 and 2021 (Salt) and Resist: Stories of Uprising (Comma Press). They have been published widely in magazines including The Dublin Review, Wasafiri and The White Review. Read Uschi’s short story, ‘The Clinic’, here.

Praise for English Magic:

“This exquisite debut invites us to trust our imaginations.” —The Guardian

‘[Gatward’s] themes – pollution, extradition, whistleblowing – are the backdrop to subtle interactions and character portrayals that, combined with her beautiful prose, render a world of rich imagination and subtlety.’ —The Tortoise

“The boundary between the earthly and the eerie is thin in this, Uschi Gatward’s uneasy, excellent debut collection.” —The Daily Mail

Photograph credit: Peter Mallet