Who is Minea Moran?

Minea Moran is a disabled writer, originally from Finland. She has been lucky enough to grow up in Finland, China and the UK, but her heart was stolen by London when she was a child. In her twenties, she returned back to London to complete a Bachelors Degree in English Literature and Creative Writing, and then went on to do a Creative Writing Master’s Degree.

She has had four short stories published, three of them in print. She has a fondness for speculative fiction, and likes to write horror, science fiction, fantasy and magical realism, while talking about big issues such as mental health and disability.

In 2020, Minea was shortlisted for Penguin Random House’s WriteNow Mentorship Scheme. In 2021, she was chosen for Curtis Brown Creative’s Breakthrough Mentoring Programme during which she will be mentored by an award-winning YA author.

Minea is writing her first novel, The Wild. When she isn’t writing you can find her reading, playing video games, and being generally delighted at London’s wildlife.