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Nic Wilson

Guardian country diarist and author

Nic Wilson is a writer, editor and monthly Guardian country diarist. She was diagnosed with coeliac disease at the age of 36 and also has adenomyosis. She is passionate about engaging people with gardening and the natural world. Nic loves to grow her own fruit and vegetables, which she uses in her gluten free home cooking for the family.

Nic’s debut non-fiction book Land Beneath the Waves: Nature, Place and Chronic Illness will be available from all good bookshops and online retailers from 12 June 2025. It is published by Summersdale and can be pre-ordered here: Land Beneath the Waves by Nic Wilson | FoylesLand Beneath the Waves is a moving, honest and revealing memoir of living with chronic illness, exploring how gardening and nature can help ground us and enable us to live well physically and mentally.

Nic works freelance for BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine as a writer and editor, mostly specialising in growing your own, wildlife and wild plants. Her writing has featured in many anthologies, journals and magazines including The English GardenThe Garden (RHS)Going to Ground: An Anthology of Nature and PlaceMoving Mountains: Writing Nature Through Illness and Disability, and Under the Changing Skies: The Best of The Guardian’s Country Diary 2018-2024.

You can follow Nic on social media and read her articles and news on her website: www.nicwilson.co.uk