Fiona Kelly McGregor has published a range of books across fiction and non-fiction, most recently the novel Iris, nominated for eight prizes including the Miles Franklin Award, NSW Premiers Award, Stella Prize and ALS Gold Medal. McGregor's previous novel Indelible Ink won Age Book of the Year and was published in French translation by Actes-Sud. Other books include essay collection Buried Not Dead, shortlisted for the Victorian Premiers Literary Award, genre-busting photo-essay A Novel Idea, and the underground classic chemical palace. McGregor writes art criticism and essays for a variety of publications including Art Link, Artist Profile, Sydney Review of Books and more, and when in Sydney, lives and works on Gadigal land.