laura baliman
Ethnicity: Czech-British
Pronouns: She/Her
Location: Edinburgh
About laura
Laura is an Edinburgh-based writer, focusing on themes of chronic illness and coming-of-age. After studying English and Art History at Cambridge and Edinburgh, she went on to work in the visual arts, and has been inspired by the movement of disability futurities.
She has been published most recently in The Skinny, Art UK, Disability Arts Online, BuildHollywood, Paloma, Gutter and Times Literary Supplement.
She took part in Edinburgh Art Festival’s 2023 Emerging Writers Programme, and is currently poetry editor for The Selkie.
An image of a smiling woman with her head in her hands, that rest on her knees as she sits on some grey stone steps.
Recent Work
Article: The writing on the wall
Article:: 020. EASE INTO A BEING.
Article: Nobody’s Empire — Gutter
Communications Coordinator: Collective Gallery
Freelance Writer: Jack Arts, SNACK, Disability Arts Online, Art UK
Programme Assistant: Royal Scottish Academy
Poetry Editor: The Selkie
