Growing up in the countryside of Belgium, Lauren always dreamed of writing books, and devoured fantasy and romantasy stories, as well as mythology. If you had a weird mummy or Greek-mythology-obsessed kid in your class, chances are you sat next to her. If so, you may be eligible for compensation. Reach out to your attorney.

Figuring that a degree in languages, history or writing wouldn’t fare well in this capitalistic world, she got a bachelor’s in nursing and became an ICU nurse instead. Funnily enough, the COVID pandemic was the final push she needed to actually start writing – as a form of escapism and coping.

Since then, she’s crafted complex fantasies about the after waves of revenge, villains and how everything we know is only a mosaic of perspectives glued together to create a grand story. With a dash of spice and sapphic yearning.

In October 2022, she debuted with her English fantasy ‘A Curse of Crows’ in her home country with native publisher Hamley Books, and a mere month later, signed with Gollancz for a worldwide release of a re-edited and revised edition, set to release in September 2024.