About

I’m Monica.

I’m a writer and lifelong learner. I earned my BA in English from Wilkes University in Pennsylvania, and an MA and Creative Writing Practice-based PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London.

My research explores the intersection of maternity and female bodily autonomy, with a focus on the representation of non-maternal women in literature. My work has been longlisted in the Lucy Cavendish College Fiction Prize, Jericho Writers First First 500, and runner-up in the Borough Press open submission competition.

I am from Washington, D.C., but now reside with my husband and pup, Annie, in the Chiltern Hills outside London. I travel to the U.S. as often as possible to visit my five younger sisters.

You can find my professional services here, and contact me using this form.