Author and Yoga teacher

Camilla holds an MA (Distinction) in Creative & Life Writing from Goldsmiths. She writes fiction and nonfiction, and her work has been published in The Guardian and The Observer. In 2020, she was longlisted for the Fish Prize and shortlisted for Penguin Random House WriteNow. She is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham in the Institute for Name Studies, and holds a PGCE (post 16) from UCL Institute of Education. Camilla is represented by Emma Schercliff at Laxfield Literary. 

When she is not writing, Camilla teaches yoga. She has practised yoga for over 25 years, and is the co-director of the Norfolk Yoga Centre

Camilla lives in rural Norfolk with her husband Mike and rescue dog, Mr Baxter. 

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Camilla Balshaw, writer