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Christiana Spens

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As seen in: The Irish Times, Penguin Random House (US), Glamour (UK), The New Statesman, Literary Hub, Stylist, The Quietus, Prospect Magazine, UnHerd, Byline Times and
Covers:  Art, literature, politics, psychology. Photo credit: Brian David Stevens.
Author of The Colony (2026), The Fear (2023) & other books. Writing in @prospect_uk @NewStatesman @lithub etc.

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Christiana Spens writes for publications such as The New Statesman, The Irish Times, Prospect, Literary Hub and Studio International on culture and politics. She is the author of The Fear, The Colony, and other books.

Photo credit: Brian David Stevens.

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Mysterious, Isolated and Seductive: The Map of Literary Islands That Inspired My Novel

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Islands emerge in novels and poems as mythical, seductive places; they are separate from the mainland in a way that could be a punishment or an escape, or sometimes both. They are places of nostalgia and longing, where we may be stuck, whether by shipwreck or bad weather or imprisonment—or sometimes some strange desire.
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Paula Rego: Dance Among Thorns

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With more than 140 works on show, this exhibition encompasses the breadth of Rego’s art, from her early political collages to textile sculptures and figurative tableaux Installation view, Paula Rego: Dance among Thorns at Munch, Oslo, 2026. Photo: Ove Kvavik © Munchmuseet.
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Ben Edge: Children of Albion

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In a powerful new show of painting, sculpture and film, the artist brings folkloric traditions and myth into the modern world Ben Edge: Children of Albion. Photo: Sylvie Tata Photography. Fitzrovia Chapel, London 6-26 November 2025 by CHRISTIANA SPENS Ornate, intimate and with a sense of the mystical, the Fitzrovia Chapel is a clever choice for Ben Edge’s new exhibition, Children of Albion.
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