Isobel Slocombe

@isobelsl

My writing often explores digital identities, feminist thought, politics, relationships and art; fusing critical theory with observation.I have been published by Polyester Zine, i-D, Dream Boy Book Club, Darling Jane etc.I was also named National Best Culture Writer 2026 by the SPA as well as being the only person to have two articles nominated in the Best Arts or Culture Piece category.

Culture

• i-D | What I Learned From My 89-Year-Old Bestie

• Dazed | Life is short! Get a matching tattoo with your partner!

• Polyester Zine | Are Influencers Allowed to Disappear?

• Polyester Zine | Girls and Their Secrets - On Diaries, Shame and Privacy as a Product

• Polyester Zine | The Smart Girl Industrial Complex: How Performative Intellectualism Replaced Being Hot Online

• Phaidos Mag | The Political Implications of the Selfie

• The Indiependent | Last Orders: The Harmful Implications of Pub Closures

• Forge Press | The Rise of Deepfakes on 'Skinnytok'

• Forge Press | The Noughties Rom-Com Magazine Career Fantasy

• The Teen Magazine | The Rise of AI-Generated Music: Will It Surpass Human Produced Music?

• The Teen Magazine | An Ode to Reality Television: Why Watching Reality TV Should Be Encouraged

Film

• Darling Jane | The Archetype of Becoming - Girls in their 20s Onscreen

• Darling Jane | Selling the Story - How Film Marketing Learned to Blur the Lines

• Forge Press | Hamnet Review: 'The most visceral yet tender depiction of grief'

• Forge Press | Filth and Glamour: Transgression in 'Female Trouble'

• Forge Press | The Moment: 'Tries so hard to be meta that it cannibalises itself' - 2/5

• Forge Press | The Gothic Feminine Reimagined: Exploring Costume in 'Frankenstein'

• Forge Press | Artificial Intimacy: Are We Living Inside Spike Jonze’s 'Her'?

• Forge Press | Sofia Coppola's Gilded Cages: Director Profile

• Forge Press | 'Bugonia' Review 'An uncomfortably close retelling of our own reality'

• Forge Press | 'Urchin' Review 'Acrid reminder that life is unfair'

Fashion

• Polyester Zine | The Summer of the Jelly: What Our Obsession With Transparency Really Reveals

• The Teen Magazine | The Rise of 'Coquette Core': Feminine Fashion in the Age of TikTok

Books

• The Indiependent | Macabea Lives: Clarice Lispector and the Politics of Seeing

• The Indiependent | The Paradox of Perfection: From Latronico to the AI Age

Music

• Forge Press | Live Review: Blue Violet, supporting Echobelly at Network

• Liberty Belle Magazine | My Thoughts on Lilly Allen's West End Girl

Interviews

• Bristol 24/7 | 'Representation is so important in children's books' - interview with Stephen Lightbown

• Bristol 24/7 | 'The system is not designed for us' - interview with Nikita Dare

• Forge Press | UCU Sheffield calls for strike action as University plans major cuts: What do students think?

• Forge Press | Meet Your Education Officer Candidate: Hannah Faure

• Forge Press | Meet Your SU President Candidate: Molly Holland

• Presspeak | Women’s Football: An Interview with Vera Cohen

Creative Fiction

• Dream boy book club | Maeve's Things

• Compile Magzine | Heaven is a Seaside Town

Substack

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