GenevieveMarenghi's writing uses dark humour to probe the difference between ourperception of people and their true selves. The gulf between what is said andwhat is meant. While No Oil Painting explores themes of insignificance andloneliness in older age, it is mainly intended to entertain and offer thereader some respite from the everyday grind. Genevieve'swork has been listed for the 2021 Curtis Brown, CBC and Women's Prize TrustDiscoveries Prize, as well as the Writers' & Artists' Short Story Competition2024. She also received 'an honourable mention' for the Failing Writers'Podcast Festive Flash Fiction Competition 2024. With adegree in English and Philosophy from Exeter University, she worked for elevenyears at the Weekend FT, where she helped create and launch How To Spend Itmagazine.Genevieve lives in London's burbs with her husband. While she never tires ofthe Big Smoke, her soul lies on the wild north Cornish coast. She also enjoysvisiting her daughter in Manchester - another great city. Fuelled mainly by chocolate,crisps and Prosecco, she values live music and old friends. Recently, she hasdeveloped an alarming fondness for museum shops and fridge magnets.
