Sally O’Reilly grew up in Stoke-on-Trent and now lives in Sheffield. En route, she’s spent time in Brixton, Brighton and Barcelona. Her short stories have been published in the UK, Australia and South Africa, and she has been shortlisted for the Cosmopolitan short story prize and the Ian St James award. Her historical novel Dark Aemilia (Myriad Editions/Picador US) was nominated for the Kirkus prize. She has worked as a senior creative writing lecturer at the Open University and her journalism has been published in the Guardian, Sunday Times and New Scientist.
