The Useful and the Beautiful

The Useful and the Beautiful

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Writing, editing, and life in Madrid, Spain - often all at the same time. The Useful and the Beautiful takes its name from an editing principle: remove anything from the page that is neither useful nor beautiful.

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About Jayne Marshall

My debut essay collection was published in 2025 by Modern Odyssey Books. My second book will be published by Ybernia in 2027. I hold a master's in creative writing (University of Oxford). I'm an editor + Associate Editor of The Madrid Review.