Rachael Funnell

Rachael Funnell was born in Bristol and is a proud lifetime participant of Children Of The 90s. Growing up between Eastbourne and Worthing, she has long been passionate about the sea, which is probably why her debut novel The Damned Seabird is a psychological thriller set in a British seaside town. Her second novel, Pickle, is set in a specimens museum..

She is represented by literary agent Jenny Todd at The Literary Office.

Rachael Funnell presented a mini documentary for IFLScience about the 150-million-year-old pliosaur skull that featured in David Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster.

About Rachael Funnell

As a Writer and Senior Digital Content Producer for IFLScience, Rachael Funnell spends her days focused on science communication. She writes articles and records podcasts and video interviews about palaeontology, zoology, death, forensics, and funerary practices, and also co-hosts the podcasts Break It Down and The Big Questions.

In 2022 she co-created the e-magazine CURIOUS, and in 2023 launched IFLScience’s first-ever virtual event, CURIOUS Live. As presenter on the death stage, she dove into the decomposition ecosystem, what happens in an autopsy, medicine’s worst cures for deadly diseases, and what happens when you die?