Isabel Waidner is a renowned German-British writer and cultural theorist renowned for their innovative and boundary-pushing work. Based in London, Waidner has penned four novels, including Corey Fah Does Social Mobility (2023), Sterling Karat Gold (2021), We are Made of Diamond Stuff (2019), and Gaudy Bauble (2017). Their novel We are Made of Diamond Stuff was a contender for the prestigious 2019 Goldsmiths Prize, and Sterling Karat Gold was honored with the Goldsmiths Prize in 2021.

As an editor, Waidner has contributed significantly to literary discourse through the anthology Liberating the Canon: An Anthology of Innovative Literature (2018). Their written work has graced the pages of multiple esteemed publications, including Granta, Frieze, Cambridge Literary Review, and AQNB. Alongside artist Richard Porter, they founded the seminal event series Queers Read This at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, and curated the ICA's literary talk series This Isn't a Dream, which was broadcast live on Instagram in early 2021.