Lucy Jane Wood (born 31 April 1991) is an English writer and YouTuber. She began her career making fashion-related videos and contributing pop culture articles to Cosmopolitan UK, Sugarscape, and Metro. Her debut fantasy novel Rewitched was published in 2024.[1]

Lucy Jane Wood
Born (1991-04-23) 23 April 1991 (age 33)
Birkenhead, England
Other namesLucy Wood
Alma materQueen Mary University of London
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2010–present
Websitewww.lucyjanewood.co.uk

Early life

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Wood is from the Wirral and attended Wirral Grammar School for Girls. She graduated from Queen Mary University of London in 2013.[2][3]

Career

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Shortly after graduating university, Wood started her YouTube channel in summer 2013.[4] She became known for her fashion, beauty,[5] and lifestyle content, particularly her Size 14 clothing haul series.[6] She was a panelist at Summer in the City (SitC). As of 2024, Wood's channel had over 200 thousand subscribers.[7]

In addition, Wood became a regular contributor to Cosmopolitan UK[8] and worked as a multimedia editor at Sugarscape. After leaving the latter to freelance in 2017,[9] she began contributing to Metro.[10] In 2018 and 2019, her celebrity articles also appeared in Cosmopolitan's sister magazines such as Harper's Bazaar and Marie Claire, and she had a stint at the latter as a morning editor.[8]

In February 2024, Wood signed a two-book deal with Pan Macmillan, through which she published her debut fantasy novel Rewitched that September.[11] The novel follows a 30-year-old witch named Belle who lives in London.[12][13] Wood had taken inspiration from 1990s witch-related media.[14] To promote Rewitched, Pan Macmillan experimented with the publisher's first influencer-led marketing campaign.[15] with Wood featured at the Edinburgh Women's Fiction Festival.[16]

Bibliography

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  • Rewitched (2024)
  • Untitled second novel

References

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  1. ^ "Making the move from influencer to author: Lucy Jane Wood". Pan Macmillan. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  2. ^ Gibbons, Lottie (30 March 2019). "Meet 10 of the biggest social media stars in Merseyside". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  3. ^ Baxter-Wright, Dusty. "Lucy Wood: "How living my life on the internet impacted my mental health"". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  4. ^ Holt, Chloe (15 August 2019). "Creator Insights - Lucy Jane Wood". Influencer Insights. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  5. ^ Nordin, Kiersten (16 August 2017). "The Evolution of Online Beauty". TenEighty Magazine. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  6. ^ Fitzgerald, Clare (7 August 2018). "10 Underrated YouTubers to Look Out For at Summer in the City 2018". TenEighty Magazine. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  7. ^ Fraser, Katie (19 July 2024). "Content creator Lucy Jane Wood delves into a world of cosy witchcraft and heart-warming friendship with her debut novel". The Bookseller. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Lucy Wood, Contributor MarieClaire.com". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Former Sugarscape multimedia editor goes freelance". Diary Directory. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Lucy Wood, journalist". Metro. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  11. ^ Bayley, Sian (8 February 2024). "'Spellbinding' debut novel from social media creator Lucy Jane Wood acquired by Pan Mac". The Bookseller. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  12. ^ Vanessa Elle (8 October 2024). "Book Review: Rewitched, by Lucy Jane Wood". Glam Adelaide. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  13. ^ Paull, Emily (22 October 2024). "Book Review: Rewitched is a cosy fantasy to fall in love with this Halloween". The AU Review. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  14. ^ Oldfield, Kate (19 September 2024). "Lucy Jane Wood On 90's Witches And Why They're So Loved". United by Pop. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  15. ^ Snow, Maia (25 October 2024). "Pan Macmillan debuts 'industry first' influencer-led campaign for Lucy Jane Wood's Rewitched". The Bookseller. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  16. ^ Suttie, Heather (1 September 2024). "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered at the Edinburgh Women's Fiction Festival". Edinburgh News. Retrieved 8 October 2024.