Catriona Shine grew up in Ireland and now works as an architect in Oslo. Her writing has appeared in The Dublin Review, Channel, Southword and elsewhere. She was awarded the Penfro First Chapter Prize in 2016 and IAFOR Vladimir Davidé Haiku Award in 2017 and was shortlisted for the Sean O'Faolain Short Story Prize 2022. She has also been shortlisted for the O. Henry Prize and the McKitterick Prize among others.