Amanda Pillar is a speculative fiction author who lives in Victoria, Australia, with her only child, a Burmese cat. She developed her love for books when she was 12 years old; and when she was 13, started writing her first — and absolutely terrible — novel. Many years later, she has had 6 short stories published. She is also the co-editor of the fiction anthologies, Voices and Grants Pass, which are to be published by Morrigan Books in October, 2008 and July, 2009 respectively. In her free time, she plans on becoming the next Indiana Jones.