Molly Naylor

About

Molly Naylor is a poet, scriptwriter, performer and director. Her stories and plays have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and she has performed at festivals and events all over the world. Her first poetry collection Badminton was published in 2018. Her most recent collection Stop Trying to be Fantastic was published by Burning Eye Books in 2020. She is the co-creator and writer of Sky One comedy After Hours. She wrote and performed the solo spoken-word shows Whenever I Get Blown Up I Think Of You and My Robot Heart. Her award-winning play Lights! Planets! People! is being adapted into a graphic novel by Lizzy Stewart.

"Naylor writes with a poet's ear for rhythm and delivers with a stand-up's comic timing" – Irish Times

"Brave, funny, tough and beautiful writing" – The Guardian