Just a girl in the woods

Maija Makela is a writer, musician and artist from Galway, Ireland.

She has released two albums: True Love (Tulle, 2023) and Bath Time (Trapped Animal, 2019.)

Her poetry, criticism, and non-fiction has appeared in various publications, including The Stinging Fly, Poetry Ireland Review, Banshee, The Irish Times and elsewhere.

She is assistant editor of fallow and is a PhD candidate at Trinity College Dublin where she is writing about the work of Fanny Howe. She is working on a novel and a first collection of poetry.

Full CV available upon request.


Find her at:

(I am available for commissions and always interested in hearing about potential projects and collaborations.)

Contact: makelamm at tcd dot ie