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Francine Toon



Francine Toon grew up in Sutherland and Fife, Scotland. Her poetry, written as Francine Elena, has appeared in The Sunday Times, The Best British Poetry 2013 and 2015 anthologies (Salt) and Poetry London, among other places. Pine was longlisted for the Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers Award. She lives in London and works in publishing. Follow her on Twitter @FrancineElena
 

Awards: Bloody Scotland (2020)  see all

Genres: Horror
 
New and upcoming books
October 2025

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Of the Flesh
 
Novels
   Pine (2020)
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Collections
   Of the Flesh (2025) (with others)
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Books containing stories by Francine Toon
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Of the Flesh (2024)
18 stories of modern horror

Awards
2020 McIlvanney Prize : Pine

Award nominations
2020 Bloody Scotland Debut Prize (nominee) : Pine


Francine Toon recommends
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Hazardous Spirits (2023)
Anbara Salam
"A darkly sumptuous love letter to the ghosts of Edinburgh past, guaranteed to give you goosebumps. Under its veneer of eccentric frivolity and acerbic wit, Hazardous Spirits is a heartbreaking exploration of collective grief and personal trauma. An exquisitely written work of Caledonian gothic."
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Voyeur (2021)
Francesca Reece
"A sultry, summery book . . . devastatingly witty, compulsively readable . . . like Sally Rooney meeting Martin Amis in Paris."
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Tall Bones (2021)
Where the Truth Lies

Anna Bailey
"A clever, twisting debut, about the dark side of small town America. It is packed with secrets like firecrackers ready to ignite."

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