Michelle Upton writes short stories and novels that examine our darkest fears and shine a light on hope and possibility. Born in Birmingham, England, she emigrated to Australia in 2007 and is now proud to call herself Australian. She has a Bachelor (Hons) degree in Literature with Psychology, and before having children, she was a primary school teacher. Michelle has had two short stories longlisted in the Australian Writers' Centre's Furious Fiction competition, and three of her short stories have won honourable mentions in the American Women on Writing competition. Her short story 'Relentless' was shortlisted and published in the 2013 Redlands Redlitzer Anthology. She lives in Brisbane with her family.