Anne Wilkins is a sleep-deprived primary school teacher in New Zealand, who writes in her spare time (which she has very little of). Her love of writing is fuelled by copious amounts of coffee, reading and hope. Anne has over thirty short stories published, and her work can be found in Apex Magazine, Cosmic Horror Monthly, Elegant Literature, All Words Wayfarer, Sci-Fi Shorts and elsewhere. She is the winner of the June 2024 Elegant Literature Prize, the 2023 Autumn Writers Battle, the 2023 Cambridge Autumn Festival Short Story Competition, the 2022 Writers’ Online Twist Short Story Competition, amongst others. Recently she placed third in the Hammond House 2024 International Literary Prize, and one of her stories has been nominated “Best Short Story” for the Sir Julius Vogel (SJV) Award. Anne is supported in all her writing efforts by her long-suffering husband, her two daughters and her two cats. For more information visit www.annewilkinsauthor.com or follow her on facebook.com/annewilkinsauthor.