Josephine Rowe's novel, A Loving, Faithful Animal, led to her being named a 2017 Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist and was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award. Her short-story collection, Here Until August, is shortlisted for the Stella Prize. The winner of the 2016 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Prize, Rowe has held fellowships with the University of Iowa, Stanford, the Omi International Arts Center and Yaddo. She lives in Melbourne.