Alexandra M. Gilbert
Author, Essayist, Poet & Editor
Alexandra’s essays, blogs and newsletters are inspired by her background in Neuroscience and are widely read across industries, focusing on technology, psychology, health, travel, and personal growth.
She’s an author of sci-fi & psychological horror short stories published in magazines and podcasts globally.
As part of the Islington Stanza (a branch of the Poetry Society in London), she is an emerging poet, with poems longlisted for several prizes.
Given her broad skills as a writer, she edits fiction, non-fiction and poetry works.
Published works
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Sci fi flash fiction, ‘the Taste of Freedom’ with Manawaker Studios
Sci-fi short story ‘the Contemplative Nature of a Park Bench’UCL Writer’s Magazine, FOUND, p31
Fantasy Thriller ‘Overgrowth’ UCL Writer’s Magazine - Beginnings, p35
Psychological flash fiction ‘Dance, Monkey, Dance’ Mindfork Anthology
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Longlisted for the Passionfruit Review Poetry Prize
Webcam published in VD70 magazine, Insurgent Press
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Mental Health
A Portrait of Insanity: New perspectives on what society deems “crazy” after Alexandra’s time as a volunteer therapist in a psychiatric residence.
Career Development
Opinion
The significance of Youth Day in Apartheid South Africa is painted in this article: A Pause for Youth Day
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Interviews with leading sleep experts Michael Brandt (CEO of HVMN), Sleep influencer Mollie McGlocklin, Founder of Levels Health Josh Clemente, and sleep doctor Dr. Sohaib.
Essays on memory consolidation, Viral Memory, forming healthy habits, and Women in Neuroscience published in Kinesis, UCL’s science journalism magazine
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