Erin Cairns was born in South Africa and has lived on each end of the United States. A writer, editor, and artist, her work usually includes angsty robots, murder mysteries, and madcap revenge and can be found in Writers of the Future, Volume 34, Silent Screams, and The Dark. She is the founder, developer, and story wrangler for InkFoundry.net, a speculative fiction aggregation and discovery site.