Matt Tighe is a speculative fiction writer of horror, sci-fi and fantasy, probably in that order. He is an Australian Shadows Award winner, the recipient of the New England Writers' Centre 2023 Varuna-NEWC Fellowship, and a repeat finalist for the Aurealis and Ditmar Awards. He lives on a small farm in New South Wales with his amazing children, his patient spouse, and too many animals. He is also a professor of environmental science who works on pollution and environmental conservation.