Alex Hay

Alex grew up in Cambridge and Cardiff in the United Kingdom and has been writing as long as he can remember. He studied History at the University of York, and wrote his dissertation on female power at royal courts, combing the archives for every scrap of drama and skulduggery he could find. He has worked in magazine publishing and the charity sector, and is a graduate of the Curtis Brown Write Your Novel course. The Housekeepers, his debut novel, won the Caledonia Novel Award 2022 and was published in July 2023. His second novel, The Queen of Fives, publishes in January 2025. Alex lives with his husband in South East London.