Writing that illuminates the darkness and what survives it.
Shalina Casey is an Author, Actress, Filmmaker, and Award-Winning Screenwriter whose work explores the unspoken corners of human experience, where love meets pain, where identity is reclaimed, and where trauma becomes transformation. Through her novels and films, she creates spaces for empathy, recognition, and truth.
Based in Hampshire, UK, she moves fluidly between fiction, screenwriting, film and documentary development, always drawn to narratives that amplify real-life struggles with compassion and courage.
Her writing is known for its emotional depth, relatable humour, and vivid characters who resonate with readers navigating their own challenges, from identity, mental health and family dynamics, to love, loneliness, and self-worth. Shalina’s storytelling is rooted in honesty; she believes in showing people as they truly are, not as they think they should be.
When she’s not writing, she can usually be found performing, experimenting with new creative ideas, or rehearsing monologues in the kitchen while her dog pretends not to judge her.
Not to dramatise trauma, but to illuminate what survives it.
An advocate for mental health and compassionate support.
As a mother of two and an ambassador for mental health, Shalina draws inspiration from lived experience, compassion, and a deep understanding of how people break, and how they heal.
Through her novels and films, she creates spaces for empathy, recognition, and truth.
Shalina’s debut novel, The Best Death, follows a group of strangers whose lives collide in a series of tragic, interconnected events, a haunting reflection on fate, choice and the unexpected fragility of life.
Her second book, Amie and the Diseased Mind, releasing 20th February 2026, is a psychological drama centred around love, trauma and the dangerous intensity of the human mind when pushed beyond its limits. Through her creative work, Shalina aims to challenge perception, deepen empathy, and encourage conversations that so often remain unspoken.
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