Libby
Maeve
UK-born speculative fiction writer
based in Austin, Texas.
Biography
Libby is currently completing an MFA in Fiction at the New Writers Project at the University of Texas at Austin. Her work-in-progress is a collection of speculative short stories inspired by ASMR, exploring pleasure, bodily corruption, and imagined futures. She is also at work on a weird outer-space novel.
She developed her creative practice in Manchester, UK (2017–2025), with ongoing support from The Writing Squad. In 2024, she received a Developing Your Creative Practice grant from Arts Council England, through which she worked with mentors including Granta-winner Saba Sams and playwright Tim Foley.
Libby’s creative roots are in theatre. With L Squared, she co-created and staged the sci-fi comedy FAR OUT at VAULT Festival 2023, where it was nominated for an Origins Award.
She grew up in Auckland, New Zealand, and has also lived in Montreal, Quebec.
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