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Sophie Crawford is an author, theatre maker and folk musician based in London.
After studying English at Cambridge University, Sophie went on to work as a performer on the West End, at Shakespeare’s Globe and touring internationally.
She helps runs the theatre company Glimmer Theatre, the monthly poetry and music night Patterned Ground, the monthly folk singing session The Singaround and the drag king band Boyz. She also works independently as a solo musician. Her debut album Silver Pin was released in 2018. In 2019 she played on the Grammy nominated recording of Amelie the Musical, and in 2020 she released the album People I Have Known, recorded live at Centre 151 in Haggerston.
She is interested in women’s history, queer history, traditional music, dance, drag and the way all of these intersect.
Author photo © Lucinda Purkis
Media & Coverage
Books
My Ex-Girlfriend's Wedding
Sophie Crawford
A quirky new romcom filled with magic, heart and the absurdities of the sapphic dating scene.
Hope has nothing going for her. She’s in a job she hates, she’s been forced to quit her band after losing the ability to play guitar and, to make matters worse, her ex – the love of her life, Julia – is now getting married to her best friend’s ex (messy, right?). But there’s one silver lining: Hope has been invited to play at their wedding… and she’s going to get Julia back.
However, the road to true love is never easy, and Hope’s journey is blocked by tarot readers, hen parties, visions from the past and, worst of all, Ruby. With their big eyes and extremely kissable mouth, Ruby is new to London’s convoluted queer scene and a much-needed breath of fresh air for Hope.
Will Hope win back the woman she loves, or does the universe have something else in store?
‘Equal parts juicy lesbian drama and quick-witted comedy, My Ex-Girlfriend’s Wedding is exactly the kind of romance I love most. Crawford’s cheeky prose and lively characters made for a story I never wanted to end. If you love messy sapphics, you’re going to adore this book’
— Susie Dumond, author of Looking for a Sign
‘Crawford’s witty debut is a sly take on the romcom, weaving in the supernatural to capture love’s uncanny magic’
— Anna Dorn, author of Perfume and Pain
‘Full of wit, chaos and charm, My Ex-Girlfriend’s Wedding is a perfect debut. Crawford is a brilliant new talent, with a sharp eye and an even sharper pen’
— Charlie Gilmour, author of Featherhood
‘Brilliantly astute, witty and heartfelt. My Ex-Girlfriend’s Wedding is a razor-sharp window into the dangerously small world of lesbian London. It made me cackle’
— Laura Kay, author of Making It
‘A lovingly sharp satire of London lesbian life, anchored by a heroine you can’t help but root for, and threaded with a touch of the otherworldly, make this a unique and memorable debut’
— Zac Hammett, author of See You At The Finish Line
