Lucy Holland is an author working across the fields of history, mythology and fantasy. Her current interest lies in re-imagining folktales and Celtic myth, with a view to re-situating the stories of queer people, and uncovering the complex regional histories of early medieval Britain. Her first historical fantasy novel, Sistersong, a reimagining of the folk ballad ‘The Twa Sisters’, was a finalist for the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award and the British Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 2022. Her most recent novel, Song of the Huntress, a feminist re-imagining of the Wild Hunt myth, was published by Pan Macmillan in 2024.

Since 2016, she has co-hosted the British Fantasy Award-winning podcast, ‘Breaking the Glass Slipper,’ with a focus on women in speculative fiction. She has given talks and hosted workshops at various universities and venues, including the British Library, Science Museum London, Barcelona Festival 42 and Edinburgh’s Cymera Festival. In June 2024, she was selected by UNESCO Cities of Literature as one of the ILX10: Rising Stars of UK Writing. Lucy lives in Devon.

‘I will be using my time at Cove Park to develop my third historical fantasy novel, set in 6th century Scotland. I am hoping to explore more of the local landscape, myth and history that gave rise to the bardic ancestral voice of early medieval Britain.’