Nell Stevens writes memoir and fiction. Bleaker House was published in 2017 by Picador (UK), Doubleday (US) & Knopf (Canada). Mrs Gaskell & Me (UK) / The Victorian & the Romantic (US/CAN) is forthcoming from the same publishers in 2018.
At MacDowell, she completed a plan for a new novel and worked on the early chapters. She also produced a series of personal essays about elements of craft and experience relating to The Victorian & the Romantic, including a piece for the NYT's "Modern Love" column. Her short story "The Minutes" was shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award 2018.
Nell has a Ph.D. in Victorian literature from King's College London, and an M.F.A. in fiction from Boston University. She is a lecturer in creative writing at Goldsmiths University.
