Emmie Mears is the author of over ten adult fantasy novels, including A HALL OF KEYS AND NO DOORS, the Ayala Storme series, and the Stonebreaker series.Their bilingual work as M Evan MacGriogair can be found on Tor.com, Steall Magazine, and Uncanny Magazine along with poetry in The Poets' Republic and elsewhere. Their novelette Seonag and the Sea-wolves was longlisted for a Hugo award in 2020. An autistic queer author, singer, and artist who sings and writes in Gàidhlig and in English, they sing in two Gaelic choirs both in Scotland and internationally, and they are an award-winning Gaelic solo singer. They live in Partick with two cats and dreams gu leòr.