Zoe Pickburn

Mother writer.


Publishing essays and poetry about the joy and the juggle of self-employed motherhood in Cold Coffee on Substack.

Facilitating conversations about creative motherhood in the Mother, Creator podcast on Substack and on Spotify.

Seeking calm amidst the chaos of early motherhood, on Instagram.

Journalling through motherhood in my paid Substack membership.

Reporting from the front lines of motherhood for various publications.

Copywriting for other small business owners in TheCopyshop.studio.

Parenting a chronically ill toddler alongside my husband from our little home in West Yorkshire. If I’m not writing or parenting right now, I’m probably drinking an oat-milk latte, reading a novel, or looking at the sea.