what the hell is girlblog!?

girlblog! is an online arts and culture zine created by rachel gambling. it began in 2023 as a writing portfolio, and has since become focused on all things alternative — like horror, punk, and intersectionality.

who the hell is rachel gambling?

rachel gambling is a writer from southend-on-sea, uk. she has a lot of thoughts on some things. her poetry has been published in t’art, queerlings, and kamena, and she has written copy for justwatch, cliterally the best, and brook. she has a pgdip in history from birkbeck, university of london, and a ba in english literature and creative writing from the university of warwick. she is the daughter of a vicar, a third-generation south african immigrant, and a born-and-bred essex girl. she works full-time as a sex educator for a uk-based charity.