Rashida Murphy is the author of The Historian's Daughter, which was shortlisted in the Dundee International Book Prize and published by UWA Publishing in 2016. Her collection of short stories titled, The Bonesetter's Fee & Other Stories, was a runner up in the Carmel Bird Digital Award and shortlisted for the 2023 NSW Premier's Literary Award. Her short fiction, poetry and essays have been widely anthologised and published. She lives in Perth, on the west coast of Australia and writes full time. Rashida is also a book reviewer, mentor, blogger and facilitator of writing workshops.