Alexandra M. Gilbert

Author, Essayist, Poet & Editor

Alexandra’s essays, blogs and newsletters are inspired by her background in Neuroscience and are widely read across industries, focusing on technology, psychology, health, travel, and personal growth.

She’s an author of sci-fi & psychological horror short stories published in magazines and podcasts globally.

As part of the Islington Stanza (a branch of the Poetry Society in London), she is an emerging poet, with poems longlisted for several prizes.

Given her broad skills as a writer, she edits fiction, non-fiction and poetry works.

Published works

    • Sci fi flash fiction, ‘the Taste of Freedom’ with Manawaker Studios

    • Sci-fi short story ‘the Contemplative Nature of a Park Bench’ in UCL Writer’s Magazine

    • Fantasy Thriller ‘Overgrowth’ in UCL Writer’s Magazine

    • Longlisted for the Passionfruit Review Poetry Prize

    • Webcam published in VD70 magazine, Insurgent Press

  • Navigating the emotional chaos of living as a woman in her twenties, Alexandra publishes monthly through her Mindfork Substack newsletter

    • Interviews with leading sleep experts Michael Brandt (CEO of HVMN), Sleep influencer Mollie McGlocklin, Founder of Levels Health Josh Clemente, and sleep doctor Dr. Sohaib.

    • Essays on memory consolidation and forming healthy habits published in Kinesis, UCL’s science journalism magazine

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