Emma Woodhouse is a poet, novelist, and nonfiction writer. She has published four novels, and her first nonfiction book will be published next year:

The Prendergast Watch,

​Mary, Queen of the Forty: The True Story of Mary Carr,

Simple Twists of Fate,

Mercy - July 2024, and

Victorian London's Most Notorious Female Gang Leader: The Life of Mary Carr, March 2026.

Having spent nearly ten years working at Blists Hill Victorian Town, one of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum sites, giving talks and demonstrations about Victorian life, Emma developed a deep love of all things Victorian. Having spent so long living as a Victorian in her work life, Emma now explores it further in her writing.

After completing a BA (Hons) in Literature with the Open University, Emma completed a PGCE and MA in Education at Worcester University, and has been teaching for more than 15 years. She is also currently pursuing an MA in Contemporary Creative Writing with Northeastern University London. Emma lives in Bridgnorth, UK.