Kirsty Allison

- So fisticated, nouvelle nu-vel

Writer

Kirsty Allison
Award-winning journalist, Kirsty Allison has worked with the BBC, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Vogue, Dazed & Confused, Elle, Marie Claire, Express Newspapers, Trinity Mirror Newspapers, NME, Mixmag and Creative Review. She produced the feature-film, Tantric Tourists, which was released in cinemas in 2011. A former-DJ, she toured with Irvine Welsh in the 90s and had a residency at Ibiza's Manumission. In 2009 she started performing poetry and doing live-installation art in London nightclubs.

Excerpts of her first novel, Medicine have been published by Ambit, Katalogue, The Book Club Boutique and 3:AM. It is nearly finished. Finally.

"Kirsty Allison combines the cerebral with the carnival" The Sunday Times
Words from Kirsty

  • High Society Funeral

    Written on 07/07/10

    It's another high society funeral What you gonna wear? Gonna make it look like you care Like you've been crying since dawn for the guy you met once At a club Too late to devote A love... read more

  • Neon nights

    Written on 07/07/10

    Written on a Night Bus from Liverpool Street to Ealing, first published in Islington Zine, a project by CSV/Springboard that Kirsty used to faciliate. It felt so exclusive to ride through... read more

  • Hardcore

    Written on 07/07/10

    HARDCORE, first published in Book Club Boutique's summer anthology, 2010. I was never as hardcore as you Your behaviour was totally new Never seen in London... read more

  • Civic Solstice

    Written on 07/07/10

    WRITTEN FOR A DIESEL SPONSORED SOLSTICE EVENT IN SHOREDITCH, SUMMER 2010.♣♣♣ Come druids, come ravers, chancers and poets Up all night fiends and toothless lovers of Moet ... read more

  • Billy

    Written on 07/07/10

    Billy was a dancer Billy was a player Billy Billy Billy was a rock n roll sinner His talk was higher than mountains, His stride could stretch cartoon No one knew his comedowns were from the... read more

  • Tits are great

    Written on 07/07/10

    This was written for a special night Burlesque for Breast Cancer night at the Book Club Boutique. Wah Tit, Wah Tit, Wah Tit I'm a baby just born and I want it Mummy milk, booby feed I dream... read more

  • Might as well face it...you're addicted to Botox

    Written on 07/07/10

    Might as well face it...Addicted to Botox I keep my hood up to protect my identity My problem is I think I am a celebrity Crippled by heels & burnt by hair tongs... read more

  • North

    Written on 25/11/11

    North Wigan - Saturday night,Satan's Piss - pound a shot You can fuck and fight me for free. Sunday - Leigh, pie-slop povertyA pram is the only accessory you need Is this a different country?... read more

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