The Alchemy FD25 and weirdly useful

and weirdly useful

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2025 SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHOR'S CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2025 LONGLISTED FOR THE ONDAATJE PRIZE 2025 'Viscerally vivid

with a fiercely competitive education system

she can't help but wonder what exactly is growing inside her

The Alchemy FD25 and weirdly usefulThe Alchemy is a robust, frank and loving guide to an often opaque industry. As well as offering tips on working in gentle increments and re imagining what productivity and the work of writing look like, there is advice on sending out work and navigating the industry, looking after your mental health as you go. Full of practical advice, strategies, comfort and the occasional entertaining essay, The Alchemy is about writing a book when you thought you