Ruth Lacey is a writer and visual artist. She grew up in Sydney, holds an Arts-Law degree from the University of Melbourne, and an MPhil in Creative Writing from the University of South Wales (formerly Glamorgan). Her short fiction has appeared in Storgy Magazine, Fish Anthology, Best of Carve Anthology, Meniscus, Overland, Verbsap, and other journals. Her work has also been shortlisted for the 2020 Bridport Prize, 2017 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, and Cincinnati Review Schiff Prize.