Silvia Saunders

Silvia Saunders
Saunders at a Comedy Women in Print social event in 2025
Born	(1990-12-25) 25 December 1990 (age 34)
Occupation	Writer
Alma mater	University of Nottingham Goldsmiths, University of London

Silvia Saunders (born 25 December 1990) is a British-Italian novelist who has spoken about her identity being a blend of both her English and Italian upbringing. She published her debut novel, Homesick, in 2025.

Early life and education

Saunders was born 25 December 1990, ^{[1] [ non-primary source needed ]} to an Italian mother from San Donaci and an English father and grew up in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. ^{[2] [ non-primary source needed ]} Saunders graduated from the University of Nottingham ^{[3] [ failed verification ]} and completed a Master of Arts (MA) at Goldsmiths, University of London. ^[4]

Career

In her novel and journalism, Saunders explores the difficulties of house sharing, suggesting that it can be easier to share a house with strangers than with friends. ^{[5] [ non-primary source needed ]}

In 2023, Saunders won the Comedy Women in Print Prize for Unpublished Comedy Novel for her 2025 debut, Homesick. ^{[6] [ non-tertiary source needed ]} She returned two years later as a judge for the Self-Published category. ^[7]

Homesick was published August 28, 2025, by HarperCollins. Prior to release, Cosmopolitan named the novel among "the 25 books [they] can't wait to read in 2025". ^[8]

Publications

• Saunders, Silvia (2025). Homesick. Harper Collins. ISBN   9780008667047.

References

1. Silvia Saunders (25 December 2024). "I turn 34 today…" . Retrieved 3 March 2025– via Instagram.
2. Saunders, Silvia (25 December 2024). "Nikki May: 'I had strict rules to keep my British and Italian lives separate. Then I learned the joy of being both'". The Guardian . Retrieved 3 October 2025.
3. "Waterstones Greenwich in conversation with Celia Silvani and Silvia Saunders". My Guide. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
4. "Silvia Saunders, author". The Portobello Bookshop. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
5. Saunders, Silvia (25 January 2025). "Why I would rather live with strangers than friends in London". The Standard. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
6. "Nikki May and Silvia Saunders triumph at the Comedy Women in Print Prize 2023". Madeleine Milburn Agency. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
7. Dessau, Bruce (14 April 2025). "Judges Announced for Comedy Women in Print Prize 2025 And Submissions Open". Beyond The Joke. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
8. Venn, Lydia (2025-11-29). "The 25 books we can't wait to read in 2025". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 3 October 2025.