ABOUT ME

Kelsie Stoker is a 23-year-old fiction writer and creative based in Glasgow. She holds a degree in English Literature and Linguistics from the University of Glasgow and is best known for her existential urban-fantasy debut, Silenda—a haunting exploration of mortality, identity, and what it means to be free.

Deeply influenced by the intricacies of the human condition, Kelsie’s work frequently navigates the blurred lines between identity, gender, and societal expectation. Her writing confronts the rigid boxes we’re asked to inhabit, instead carving out space in the grey—where contradiction, ambiguity, and quiet resistance live.

A philosophical thinker at heart, Kelsie writes with the belief that peace, equality, and connection can only come from embracing our own uncertainty. Her stories are tender and raw, often shaped by a desire to understand what breaks us—and what might put us back together.

Kelsie currently applies her narrative insight within the public sector, contributing to work that supports community development and social impact. She is in the final stages of completing her second novel, Diagram 559—a lyrical psychological drama meets literary romance, set in the fractured stillness of New York City.

‘Silenda is a love letter not only to young adult readers, but to all people who have ever felt oppressed, limited or hopeless by the binaries and labels that our society thrusts upon us.’
- The Table Read Magazine
‘Wow, what a powerful debut!’
(on ‘Silenda’)
— Boots Shoes and Fashion
‘Witty, action-packed, and achingly honest, 'Silenda' is a love letter to young people who have ever felt out of place in a black-and-white world.’
— The Daily Record

talk to me about:

Feminism

I explore feminism through a philosophical lens, challenging binary thinking and embracing the nuance, contradiction, and complexity of being.
existentialism

I explore existentialism by confronting the quiet chaos of being—using fiction to question purpose, identity, and the illusions we build to feel whole.
writing

My approach to writing is intuitive and emotionally driven—I follow the undercurrents of feeling, letting characters lead, and shaping stories that are lyrical, raw, and deeply human.