Serena Smith

Serena Smith is deputy editor at Dazed and freelance writer for publications including Cosmopolitan UK, Grazia, The Guardian, and more. She writes about society, lifestyle, and culture, with a particular interest in sex and relationships, dating culture, and gender politics. She also extensively covers youth culture and Gen Z trends, and in 2022 she wrote a column for Prospect Magazine on life as a young person in the UK. She’s currently a Senior Fellow for the John Schofield Trust. In 2021, she was shortlisted for a Freelance Writing Award in the News and Investigations category and highly commended in the Fashion and Beauty category.