Close-up black-and-white photo of the author. Dark hair, smiling softly in front of a light wall.

Farah Rahman teacher & writer

I am SEN (special educational needs) teacher of English and History, and am neurodivergent myself. I originally trained as a Montessori teacher and still use the ethos in my work.

I mainly write fiction… I was a ‘Highly Commended’ shortlisted writer for the Faber 2025 FAB Prize, and won second place in the 2024 Future Worlds Prize for writers of speculative fiction. My pieces have been published by New Humanist, Huffington Post (UK), Litro, and Brittle Star. I studied English at the University of Sussex (BA) and Goldsmiths College (MRes).

I’ve had a fascination with space since I was a child, and grew up hoping I was an alien who'd be rescued like ET. Hence the title ‘neurospacy’. I definitely ‘space out’ a lot, and this is a part of my neurodivergence that I quite enjoy. My neuro-spacyness is my home!