About Emma Forrester
I write stories about ordinary people facing extraordinary moments.
The kind of moments that arrive quietly, without warning. The kind that tests who we are and what we hold onto.
I’m a Somerset-based writer with a love for character-led fiction, quiet tension, and the small domestic details that make a world feel real. My stories are rooted in community, family, resilience, and the fragile warmth that survives even when everything else feels uncertain.
But before I was writing about dystopian streets and found families, I was simply someone who loved stories.
I grew up drawn to the magical and the mysterious—zombies, myths, quiet corners of imagination but I’ve always been most fascinated by people. By the way they speak when they are tired by how children process fear. By the way, humour slips in even when things feel heavy.
That curiosity became Queen’s Road.
What I Write
I write cosy apocalypse and emotionally grounded speculative fiction.
That means:
• Tension without chaos
• Fear without hopelessness
• Survival built on connection
• Characters who feel like people you could sit beside
My work explores trauma and recovery gently. I am interested in how we stay human when the world feels uncertain. I believe in found family. I believe in quiet courage. I believe in warmth in dark places.
What I Am Working On Now
Right now, I’m continuing the Queen’s Road series, expanding the world and deepening the emotional threads that began on that small Somerset street.
I’m also developing new projects that carry my signature tone—lyrical, grounded, and intimate—across different landscapes and themes.
There are always stories simmering somewhere
A Little More About Me
When I’m not writing, I’m usually in my garden attempting to grow something ambitious, reading more books than I have time for, or building Lego with my daughter.
I believe in strong tea, long conversations, and the kind of stories that stay with you long after the final page.
If you’ve found your way here, you’re very welcome.
