Linnhe Harrison was born in Chester in 1977 and spent her home-ed childhood between North Wales and the Lake District. She now lives in Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria with her husband and two children. Entirely self-taught, Linnhe worked as an animator and as a sailing instructor prior to moving into graphic design and marketing. Having previously dabbled in shorter forms of creative writing, she started working on her debut novel in 2023 - The Incredible Machines of Thinkery: Outpost 9 was first published in July 2024. Her short story 'Blue' won Highly Commended at the 2024 Bridport Prize.