Joyce Chua is the author of Land of Sand and Song (2021), Kingdom of Blood and Gold (2022)— both part of the Children of the Desert triology— Until Morning, and No Room in Neverland (2023). Her debut novel Lambs for Dinner (2013) was one of the five winning entries of a nationwide competition jointly organized by The Straits Times and National Arts Council. She graduated from the National University of Singapore with a degree in English and is now a personal finance editor by day and author by night. Her articles have appeared in Harper’s Bazaar, Her World, The Straits Times, and more.