Monika Radojevic
Writer - fiction / poetry
Books
Books
Monika Radojevic is a Brazilian-Montenegrin writer and poet who was born and raised in London. She spent years working in the feminist political sector, and her writing is a continuous exploration of power, darkness and freedom. To date, she is the youngest ever winner of the MerkyBooks New Writers' Prize, and writes to make sense of life.
Merky have published both her poetry and short story collections and her debut novel, STRANGERLAND, 2026.
Monika's work has been described as a 'vital contribution to literature' and 'uncompromisingly fierce'.
She can also be found on her substack, Aphrodisia. @monikaradojevic
Praise for STRANGERLAND (Merky Books, 2026):
"Rooted in actual events, this compelling and deeply moving novel traverses multiple continents and proves so absorbing you'll find yourself racing through it in a single sitting" - EXPRESS
'Passionate and powerful, a love story that will grip you until the very end' ABIGAIL BERGSTROM
'A beautiful, vivid, gut-punch of a novel' EMMA STONEX
'Beautiful . . . a wonderful and remarkable novel that I would happily read all over again' ORE AGBAJE-WILLIAMS, author of THE THREE OF US
‘Rings true on every level . . . above all, in its glorious depiction of love’ CATHERINE MAYER, author of ATTACK OF THE 50FT WOMEN
Fiction
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STRANGERLAND 2026 Merky Books | London, 1990. Zivoin is newly arrived in a strange country. The dependable oldest son, he works all hours of the day and night, sending every penny he can save back to his family. On the news, he watches his homeland, Yugoslavia, slowly fracturing. Thousands of miles away, in the tropical heat of Uberlândia, Brazil, Alegria prepares to leave behind the country – and the family – she loves dearly. Bright and ambitious, she strives to give her parents the life they deserve, even if it takes her far from them. A chance meeting throws Alegria and Zivoin together – and for a brief moment, they feel at home. But their journey is just beginning, and what follows will draw them irresistibly across countries and continents, leaving them both forever changed. The powerful, exhilarating debut novel from an award-winning new voice in fiction, Strangerland is a heartfelt testament to the endurance that has come to define a generation of immigrants. Above all, it is a soaring, emotionally rich story about the power of love to transcend languages, borders and time. |
A BEAUTIFUL LACK OF CONSEQUENCE 2025 Merky Books | Across thirty striking tales, Monika Radojevic weaves together the surreal with the everyday, confronting the experiences of contemporary womanhood with a tender ferocity shot through with humour. A woman walks into a bar, and nobody notices. A newly married couple are punished for their childlessness with an unsettling nocturnal invasion. A girl trades her vocal cords for a chance at freedom. A door-to-door salesperson offers the antidote to women’s fear – but it comes at a high price. Bubbling with an urgent rage that occasionally tips over into vengeance, Radojevic deftly charts the moments that make a life: from the warmth of first love to the recognition of anger, and the possibilities that take shape as we find or lose our ability to speak. A Beautiful Lack of Consequence explores the ways in which the world bends and breaks women with the pressure it puts on them – and what happens when those women snap back. Moving and irreverent, dark and otherworldly, A Beautiful Lack of Consequence is a blazing debut collection from the winner of the #Merky Books New Writers’ Prize. |
Poetry
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TEETH IN THE BACK OF MY NECK 2021 Merky Books | "This is a courageous and arresting debut from a poet to watch" - Independent |