Emily Randolph-Epstein was raised by a pack of wild poodles in small-town USA. She spent her childhood LARPing, reading fantasy novels, and writing Tamora Pierce fan fiction. After failing most enthusiastically to grow up, she is now an award-winning writer and musician living in Perth, Western Australia with her husband and dog. Her short fiction has been published in Dark Matter Magazine, Zooscape, and Infinite Worlds Magazine.