Natascha Graham

Raised simultaneously by David Bowie and Virginia Woolf, Natascha Graham lives with her wife on the East Coast of England, where she writes fiction, non-fiction and poetry, as well as writing for stage and screen. Her play, How She Kills, was performed on BBC Radio Suffolk, and by The Mercury Theatre. Her second play, Confessions: The Hours has been performed by Thornhill Theatre, London, Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York and BBC Radio. Since then, both How She Kills, and Confessions: The Hours, have been selected by Pinewood Studios and Lift-Off Sessions as part of their First Time Filmmakers Festival 2020. Natascha has been published in Acumen, The Sheepshead Review, Litro, Yahoo News and The Mighty to name but a few. She also has an upcoming poetry pamphlet due for publication by Tall Lighthouse Press in 2021 and is currently developing a continuing radio drama for BBC Radio.

## Early Life

Natascha is from Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK.

## Goals

Her goals are to write ongoing dramas for BBC and to give to the lesbians of today the representation that they deserve.

## Inspirations

Her wife, Virginia Woolf, David Bowie, Sally Wainwright and Nora Ephron.

> "What inspires me most to write is the knowledge that to one person, or for thousands, I could create their best friend, their comfort, or their happiness."
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## Philosophy

> "When you read a book it becomes a part of your identity in a way that no other medium can, or ever does.
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> I write to change lives, my own and others.
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> And I drink a lot of tea."
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## Publications

Film, Theatre & Radio

“Charmian” - Short film.

“I Am Winter” - Short film

“When Gilian’s Here” - Short film

“Covid’s Whisper” - directed by Natascha Graham

“Confessions: The Hours “, performed as a stage play by Fifth Avenue Theater, New York & Thornhill Theatre, London. Short film version nominated for Pinewood Studios & Lift-Off Sessions First-Time Film-Makers Festival 2020.

“Cecily & the Dragon” -  Animated children’s film,  also aired on BBC Radio and featured in The Sheepshead Review.

“Tig & Lomster” - Animated children’s film,  also aired on BBC Radio.

“How She Kills”, first performed as a stage play by The Mercury Theatre, Colchester. Short film version nominated for Pinewood Studios & Lift-Off Sessions First-Time Film-Makers Festival 2020.

“My Ex-Girlfriend, the Narcissist”, performed by Vee Tames for Litro Podcast.

“The Husband”, performed by Vee Tames for BBC Radio Suffolk.

“An Hour of Women’s Literature” - Currently in Pre-Production. An hour-long film produced and created by Natascha Graham.

“Covid & US” - Currently in Pre-Production. A feature-length documentary exploring the effect of Covid on society.

“Everland” - On-going family drama, written by Natascha Graham and produced by BBC Radio, due to air in February 2021.

“Love in the Time of Coronavirus” - On-going lesbian drama series written by Natascha Graham and produced by BBC Radio due to air in February 2021.

Non-fiction, Fiction & Poetry

“A Terrible Thing Has Happened” Winner of the Reedsy Living History Prize.

“Sunshine Pie” - Published in Every Day Fiction

It’s Not Me, It’s You: The Dream I Had About My Narcissistic Ex”, published by The Mighty and featured by Yahoo News.

“Our Transatlantic Love Story”, Shorts Magazine

“Transatlantic Love Story”  - The Gay & Lesbian Review

“Would You Like Some Wine with Your Epiphany?” Flash Fiction Magazine

“Vita”, “My Ex-Girlfriend, the Narcissist”, “A View of the Pond”, Litro Magazine

“The Art of Almost”, Shortlisted for the Secret Attic Short Story Award 2020 & The Stonewall Literary Awards 2020.

“Cecily & the Dragon” Ponder Review

Other Publications of fiction, poetry and non-fiction include: Acumen, BlazeVox, Fictional Cafe, Twenty Two Twenty Eight, Swimm, Havik, The Nabu Review, Ponder, The Nervous Breakdown, Every Day Fiction, Writer’s Egg Magazine, Love in the Time of Covid, Flash Fiction Magazine, Hamilton Stone Review, Secret Attic (The Art of Almost, short-listed for Secret Attic's Short Story Award 2020), Macromic, Prismatica,  The Poetry Question, Abergavenny Press, Green Ink, Ink Sweat & Tears, MUW, Kin Literary Journal, Passengers, Subterranean Blue, Other-Worldly Women, Beyond Words.

BOOKS

The Art of Almost (available on Amazon)

Broken Rainbow (available on Amazon)