Isabel Finley is an American-British fantasy writer and folklorist. Raised on the fog-swept coast of Oregon, she studied comparative literature at Reed College and earned an M.Litt. in folklore from the University of St Andrews, focusing on serpent rites and river talismans. Before publishing novels, Finley worked as an archivist at a maritime museum and later helped catalog charm collections at the Pitt Rivers Museum. Her short fiction has appeared in venues such as Strange Horizons and Fireside, and she received a Moniack Mhor residency in 2022. She lives in Edinburgh with her partner and an elderly whippet, spends weekends tramping peat trails, and volunteers with adult literacy programs. When not drafting, she teaches community workshops on myth-making and place-lore.
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