Silvia Saunders

Silvia Saunders (born 25 December 1990) is a British-Italian novelist who has spoken about her identity being a blend of both her English and Italian upbringing. She published her debut novel, Homesick, in 2025.

Silvia Saunders
Saunders at a Comedy Women in Print social event in 2025
Born	(1990-12-25) 25 December 1990 (age 34)
Occupation	Writer
Alma mater	University of Nottingham Goldsmiths, University of London

Early life and education

Saunders was born 25 December 1990,^{[1][non-primary source needed]} to an Italian mother from San Donaci and an English father and grew up in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.^{[2][non-primary source needed]} Saunders graduated from the University of Nottingham^{[3][failed verification]} and completed a Master of Arts (MA) at Goldsmiths, University of London.^[4]

Career

In her novel and journalism, Saunders explores the difficulties of house sharing, suggesting that it can be easier to share a house with strangers than with friends.^{[5][non-primary source needed]}

In 2023, Saunders won the Comedy Women in Print Prize for Unpublished Comedy Novel for her 2025 debut, Homesick.^{[6][non-tertiary source needed]} She returned two years later as a judge for the Self-Published category.^[7]

Homesick was published August 28, 2025, by HarperCollins. Prior to release, Cosmopolitan named the novel among "the 25 books [they] can't wait to read in 2025".^[8]

Publications

• Saunders, Silvia (2025). Homesick. Harper Collins. ISBN 9780008667047.