Harriet Matthews
Harriet is a London based writer of novels, short stories and essays. She takes inspiration from the history, folklore and landscape of Britain, and is drawn to stories of memory and resilience. She has been selected for emerging writer programmes at both the London Library and the Jewish Literary Foundation, and her short stories have been published in The Ghastling and longlisted for the Ink of Ages Fiction Prize. Harriet’s novel-in-progress, a female-led retelling of Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe with a focus on the medieval Anglo-Jewish community, was longlisted for the 2025 Discoveries Prize. She can be found at @hmatthewswriter.