Victoria Smith is a feminist writer with a particular interest in motherhood and intersections of misogyny and ageism. She has written for Unherd, the Critic, the New Statesman and the Independent. She is the author of two books- Hags, on the demonisation of middle-aged women- which was shortlisted for the Nero Prize in 2023 - and her new book Unkind, on how ‘kindness culture’ entrenches sexism.

(Un)kind publisher's page: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/victoria-smith/unkind/9780349127132/

Hags publisher's page: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/victoria-smith/hags/9780349726960/

Hags at the Nero Book Awards: https://nerobookawards.com/victoria-smith/

Victoria's author page at The Critic: https://thecritic.co.uk/author/victoria-smith/

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