Zelda French

(they/them)

is a feral raccoon lives in London, likes cats, swearing, good wine and rock music, and really enjoys angsty stories with happy endings. I Want To Kiss You In Public, their first self-published novel, was written during the first COVID lockdown.

Zelda has no interest in writing flawless characters. They love exploring perception and tend to favour unreliable narrators. They enjoy portraying the growth of younger characters, who lack self-awareness but who feel everything deeply, as shown in their series Colette International. Lately they have been working on the notion of rebirth and responsibility through their new project Dead Things Came To Life.

Though they were born and raised in France, making French their first language, Zelda’s books are all written directly in English. That explains a lot, they know. They have a degree in Cinema (history, analysis & aestheticism) and particularly love coming-of-age, fantasy and horror films. They also suffer from agoraphobia, and live pretty much as a hermit. Don’t be surprised if they usually decline to appear or speak in public: they’re just shy (and bad at it.)

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Zelda identifies as agender and is grateful to anyone who uses their preferred pronouns.