Sydney-born in 1974, Brisbane grown and now Gold Coast resident and lecturer in Writing & Publishing at Griffith University (where she also gained her doctorate), Sally Breen has worked in the university sector in creative writing and the broader creative arts community for over ten years. She was associate editor of the Griffith REVIEW from 2006 to 2008, and her fiction and non-fiction work have appeared in a variety of publications and collections, including THE AUSTRALIAN, THE AGE, THE COURIER MAIL, WET INK, BEST STORIES UNDER THE SUN, Griffith REVIEW, TRAVELLERS TALES, MEDIA INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIA, PHILAMENT and BEST AUSTRALIAN STORIES.