Francesca Tyer

Francesca Tyer

Francesca Tyer is a young adult fantasy author and founder of the Untold Stories Academy which offers creative writing workshops for children/adults and mentoring/editorial advice

for new and established writers. She also works as a freelance editor, content writer and English tutor. Francesca attended Royal Holloway University where she earned a BA in

English Literature. She began freelancing shortly after graduating and her debut novel was published six months later. Francesca lives in Wiltshire and when she isn’t working, enjoys

reading, walking, baking, playing violin and listening to a variety of music.

Latest articles by Francesca Tyer

Jo Beth Young

Jo Beth Young realised evil does exist, and you can hear it happening on her new album

By Francesca Tyer published

Broken Spells, her first release under her own name, is the result of a complete change of worldview, a spiritual awakening and a determination to deliver the mesmerising work despite heartbreaking hurdles

Albums
Exploring Birdsong

“I suddenly thought, ‘What’s happened in my life that I’m in a room in Liverpool with a Beatle!'" The making of Exploring Birdsong's Dancing In The Face Of Danger

By Francesca Tyer published

Exploring Birdsong emerged into the world of prog in 2019 with The Thing With Feathers and have finally released their long-awaited second EP, Dancing In The Face Of Danger.

Tracks & Singles
Christina

“You look back and wonder what really happened there. I was asked to lie about my age and I just thought, ‘I can’t be doing this anymore.’ It wasn’t fun”: One single show rekindled Magenta singer Christina Booth’s passion for music

By Francesca Tyer published

If she hadn’t pushed past the negativity of a record deal near-miss, there’d have been less Cyan, no Magenta – and no Bar Stool Prophet, her new solo album

Interviews
Prog Must

Five new prog acts you must hear this month

By Jerry Ewing, Phil Weller, Francesca Tyer, Matt Mills, Cheri Faulkner published

Check out Polyphia, Exist Immortal, D_Drive, Hekla and Ghost Toast, five great new up and coming prog artists

Bands & Artists
Dikajee portrait with flowers

Meet Russian minimalist folky progger Dikajee

By Francesca Tyer published

Russia-based songwriter Dikajee teams up with members of Klone and Faun for fairy tale debut

Albums