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Lotte Jeffs
BornMay 1982 (aged 44)
EducationUniversity of Leeds
OccupationsAuthor, editor, journalist, podcaster
SpouseJenny Southan
Children1
Websitehttps://lottejeffs.com/

Lotte Jeffs (born May 1982) is a British author, journalist, editor and podcaster. She has published five books across a variety of genres, including fiction, non-fiction, memoir, and children's literature. Among other broadsheet and international publications, she writes for The Times, The Guardian, and The Telegraph, and was previously the acting Editor-in-Chief of ELLE UK Magazine.[1][2] In 2016, she won 'Writer of The Year' at the Professional Publishers Association Awards.[3][4]

Chronological works

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  • How To Be A Gentlewoman: The Art of Soft Power in Hard Times, published by Cassell Illustrated (Octopus Publishing Group) in September 2019.[5][6]
  • My Magic Family, Jeffs' first children's picture book about the diversity of modern families with illustrations by Sharon Davey, was published by Puffin in May 2022.[7][8]
  • The Queer Parent: Everything You Need To Know From Gay To Ze was published by Pan Macmillan in 2022, co-authored with Stu Oakley.[9]
  • This Love, her debut novel about the power of queer friendship, was published by Dialogue Books in February 2024.[10]

Jeffs has also hosted three podcasts. In collaboration with Stu Oakley, she has hosted the podcast Some Families, which explored her guests' experiences of LGBTQ+ parenting and won a Gold British Podcast Award in 2021.[11][12] From Gay to Ze was a follow-up podcast exploring the broader spectrum of queer culture in media and pop culture.[13][14] Jeffs also hosted Grazia Life Advice for a year.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Lotte Jeffs". www.penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
  2. ^ "Lotte Jeffs". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
  3. ^ "The PPA Awards 2016 winners announced". www.diarydirectory.com. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
  4. ^ a b "Lotte Jeffs | Author | Grazia". graziadaily.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
  5. ^ Jeffs, Lotte. "How to Be a Gentlewoman - The Art of Soft Power in Hard Times". The Best Little Bookshop In Town. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
  6. ^ "How to be a gentlewoman: an interview with Lotte Jeffs • Debretts". debretts.com. 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
  7. ^ Jeffs, Lotte (3 May 2022). My Magic Family. Puffin. ISBN 9780241540138.
  8. ^ Davey, Lotte Jeffs,Sharon (2022-05-26). My Magic Family.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ The Queer Parent by Lotte Jeffs. ISBN 978-1-0350-0183-5.
  10. ^ Jeffs, Lotte (2025-02-22). This Love. ISBN 978-0-349-70315-2.
  11. ^ Turauskis, Francesca (2021-07-12). "British Podcast Awards 2021 - The Winners". POD BIBLE. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
  12. ^ "British Podcast Awards". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
  13. ^ BookBrowse. "Lotte Jeffs author information". BookBrowse.com. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
  14. ^ "Lotte Jeffs: Author, Journalist, and Advocate Redefining Queer Storytelling and Family Representation". For The Writers. 2024-12-16. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
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