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Lottie Hazell

Lottie Hazell is a British novelist, contemporary literature scholar, and board-game designer whose writing explores womanhood, family relationships, ambition, and social expectations. She holds a PhD in creative writing from Loughborough University, where her research focused on food writing in twenty-first-century fiction. Her debut novel, Piglet (2024), received widespread critical attention, becoming a New York Times Notable Book, an Indie Next pick, and a finalist for the Barnes & Noble Discover Prize. The novel examines appetite, ambition, and the pressures women face to conform to social expectations. Hazell’s work is known for its perceptive characterisation, dark humour, and interest in the complexities of contemporary femininity. She lives in Warwickshire, England, with her husband and children, and continues to write fiction exploring the contradictions of modern life.

Published

2027

Author

Lottie Hazell