Scotland has an abundance of rich literary history. The country is renowned for its famous novelists, like Robert Louis Stevenson… More
Emma diMonda
Edinburgh, Scotland 
Scotland has an abundance of rich literary history. The country is renowned for its famous novelists, like Robert Louis Stevenson and Muriel Spark, and today, its literary scene continues to prosper, home to brilliant creatives, like Ali Smith and Jenni… More
Whenever I go to a new place, one of the stops I make is a bookstore. Looking at bookstores can help me understand what is prioritized in a city, and in London, it is clear that writing and books themselves are held in the highest regard. When I decided… More
When I landed in London on January 8th, 2025, I wasn’t just arriving in a new country. I was stepping into a totally unfamiliar way of living. As someone who had never lived in a big city before, I didn’t know exactly what to expect from five months at… More
Ireland was my third time abroad with funding from Arcadia. A fact which I still can barely believe. The first time I went abroad was for Arcadia’s Preview program. I went to Paris for a week to study Oscar Wilde. The second time, I went to Brunswick… More
Ireland was a very easy choice for me to make as a fantasy writer. Elves, dwarves, and dragons are synonymous with the genre that I spend most of my time consuming and creating. That is because Celtic and Anglo-Saxon mythological archetypes are the backbone… More