ABOUT GEORGIA FRANCIS

Georgia Francis is an award-winning spoken word poet, artist, and writer from Scotland. She holds a first class honours degree in English Literature and Creative Writing from the Open University.

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Francis’ debut poetry collection, Fainting Girl, depicts her experiences with adolescence, chronic illness, disability, love, and sexuality. It released in March 2025, published by Quiet Island (formerly Speculative Books). Fainting Girl won the Silver Award for Poetry in The 2025 Reader Views Literary Awards. Francis was longlisted in Black Cat Poetry Press' Turning Points Competition and will be published in the competition anthology releasing 2026. Francis features in numerous anthologies, including Soft Publishing's Trans & Disabled Love Anthology, The Poetry's Dead Anthology Volume 2, and Speculative Books' The SpecBook 2024. Her work has been featured in Wishbone Words, Fried Egg Magazine, and her own publication, StoryTree.

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In 2025, Francis launched StoryTree, a creative hub that release multiple publications a year and host monthly events. StoryTree features poetry, short stories, creative nonfiction, art, and photography. Events include issue launches, open mics, poetry slams, and creative showcases.

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Francis has performed her poetry at numerous events including, Poetry at Inn Deep, Curlers Cosy Corner, Candlelight at The Old Toll Bar, and Crisp Packet Poetry. In 2019, she supported poet, filmmaker, and musician Sean Lionadh at his debut book launch. In 2025, Francis made her hosting debut at the StoryTree Issue 1 Launch at The Bungalow.

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Francis has collaborated with multiple artists and creatives. She frequently sits as an art model for artist Elaine O'Neill. O'Neill's portrait of Francis, Georgia. Zebra Not Horse., was selected for the Scottish Arts Trust's Scottish Portrait Awards 2024. In 2021 Francis collaborated with sculptor, artist, and musician Erin Hephzibah to create 49.5kg, a performance piece depicting an honest view of illness and caretaking. Francis and Hephzibah have also worked together on a number of original songs including Raggedy Ann, which features in Hephzibah's debut EP Harebrained.