Karola Karlson is a writer based in London.
Her fiction and poetry survey the individual and collective layers of the human-nature relationship distorted by contemporary techno-artificial structures.
Two projects are currently in WIP status.
Prose: A speculative novel set in a post-AI future, surveying early 20th-century French cuisine & fine dining.
Poetry: A pamphlet of prose poems, composed in the key of contemporary irony, which may or may not be a coping mechanism for modern life.
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Karola’s writing has appeared in The Toe Rag and DIE QUIETER PLEASE magazines. Plus a performance at the Soho Reading Series event.
She’s also a frequent contributor of short fiction and literary criticism for Estonian literary magazines Looming and Sirp. In April 2023, Karola received the Young Author Award 2023 by Looming.
Publications:
Prose poem “Fragile Tape” in The Toe Rag Issue 5, Spring 2025
Review of Made Luiga’s “Väike tekstimüür” in Looming, March 2024 issue
Review of Jan Kaus’ “Vaade” & “Kolm punkti” in Looming, April 2023 issue
Review of Annie Ernaux’ “La place” in Sirp, March 3, 2023 (link)
Review of “Eesti Novell” in Looming, August 2022 issue (link)
Review of Anni Kytömäki’s novel “Margarita” in Sirp, October 14, 2022 (link)
Short story “Pool kaks” in Looming, November 2022 issue (link)
Short story “Roosiaed” in Looming, May 2022 issue
Review of Jenny Offill’s Weather in Sirp, March 25, 2022 (link)
Based in London, UK.
Can be contacted via the form below or at karlson.karola[@]gmail.com.
