Katrina Kell was born in Scotland and moved to Australia as a child. Her award-winning writing includes two young adult novels, short fiction, poetry, essays, and journalism. A vivid and unforgettable dream was the inspiration for Chlo. The unpublished manuscript of the novel won an Australian Society of Authors Award Mentorship, and Katrina's PhD thesis, Capturing Chlo: Reimagining a Melbourne Icon, explores the myths and volatile history of the iconic nude painting and its model. Katrina is an Honorary Research Associate at Murdoch University. She lives and works in Boorloo (Perth) on the unceded lands of the Whadjuk Noongar People.