Eleanor Limprecht was born in Washington DC and grew up in the US, Germany and Pakistan before moving to Australia in 2002. She is the author of four novels: THE COAST (Allen & Unwin, 2022) THE PASSENGERS (Allen & Unwin, 2018), LONG BAY (Sleepers Publishing, 2015) and WHAT WAS LEFT (Sleepers Publishing, 2013). Her short fiction and essays have been published various places including Best Australian Stories, Meanjin, The Saturday Paper, Griffith Review, Kill Your Darlings and The Big Issue. She’s been the recipient of grants, scholarships and fellowships from places including the Australia Council, the Copyright Agency and the Australian Society of Authors Blake-Beckett Trust.