Marcia Hutchinson

Marcia Hutchinson is the author of The Mercy Step, her solo literary debut, which was published by CassavaRepublic and was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2026. Under the pen name ‘Lila Cain’, she is also co-author with Kate Griffin  of the historical fiction novel The Blackbirds of St Giles.

The sequel, The Nightingale of Covent Garden will be published in January 2027. After attending Oxford University Marcia worked as a lawyer before founding educational publishing company Primary Colours, which she ran until 2014. She was awarded an MBE in 2011 for services to Cultural Diversity. When not writing Marcia teaches Zumba, Spin, and yoga.