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CHRISTIANA SPENS

writing & art

  • ABOUT
  • The Colony
  • The Fear
  • BOOKS
  • ACADEMIC
  • JOURNALISM
  • ILLUSTRATION

Christiana Spens is the author of several books including The Colony (forthcoming from Salt, 2026), The Fear (Repeater, 2023) Shooting Hipsters (Repeater, 2016), and The Portrayal and Punishment of Terrorists in Western Media: Playing the Villain (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019). She has written for publications such as The New Statesman, The Irish Times, Literary Hub, The London Magazine, Prospect and Studio International, and sometimes works as an illustrator for Granta, NYRB, and other publishers.

For publishing enquiries please contact Tom Cull.

Upcoming events:

  • Daunt Books Hampstead | Uncommon Ground: in Conversation with Patrick Galbraith | April 30th

  • Owl Books Kentish Town | Launch of The Colony | May 14th

  • Roses of Elagabalus, Dalston | May 19th

  • Batsford Gallery Hoxton | The Colony: an Exhibition | May 23rd - 24th































































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