Author Biography

About Author Angeline Trevena

Angeline Trevena

Bestselling Fantasy and Sci-Fi Author

I was born and bred in a rural corner of Devon, but now live among the breweries and canals of central England with my husband and our two sons. I am a dystopian urban fantasy and post-apocalyptic author, fantasy cartographer, and worldbuilding tutor.

In 2003 I graduated from Edge Hill University, Lancashire, with a BA Hons Degree in Drama and Writing. During this time I decided that my future lay in writing words rather than performing them.

Some years ago I worked at an antique auction house and religiously checked every wardrobe that came in to see if Narnia was in the back of it. I've still not given up looking for it.

I grew up on the edge of Dartmoor in the south west of England. With its rocky tors rising out of the ground, and its expansive woodland peppered with fairy rings, it's no wonder I was inspired to write fantasy.

Angeline Trevena

Where it began

Bedtime Stories

My love of speculative fiction started young. My dad always read our bedtime stories, and he often picked books from his own collection which, almost exclusively, consisted of classic sci-fi novels by the likes of H.G. Wells and John Wyndham.

And at the age of 16 I finally picked up the Chronicles of Narnia books. It was then that my obsession began, and it has never waned.

My work

Adventures in fantasy

I write dystopian urban fantasy and post-apocalyptic fiction with a feminist edge.

I love writing dystopias, because there's nothing like taking the most marginalised, persecuted character, and facing them with insurmountable barriers, with unbeatable foes, and watching them succeed nonetheless.

Because if they can do it, there's hope for us too.

Building Worlds

The pen is mightier

Like many others, I took up a new hobby during the pandemic. But I'm hopeless at baking, and can't be trusted to look after plants.

I began hand drawing fantasy maps, and I've come a long way since I started.

I now offer map commissions, so if you're interested in a bespoke, hand-drawn map, check out my map commissions page.