Magdalena McGuire was born in Poland, raised in tropical Darwin, and now lives in Melbourne. Her writing has won, and been nominated for, various awards including the Mslexia Short Fiction Competition, Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize, Commonwealth Short Story Prize, Bristol Prize, Alan Marshall Short Story Award, Furphy Literary Award, Impress Prize and Best Australian Yarn. Her fiction has been published in various places, including Mslexia, Overland, Island and The Big Issue.