S.M. Lowry lives in Oregon on a beautiful half-acre with her husband and children, where she drinks way too much coffee and can often be found with her head in a book. She has a BA in English Language and Literature and has been writing off and on since she was young, but she did not begin to write seriously until recently. Her interest is fantasy, and her works usually contain magick and strong female characters. She is the author of the short story “Forbidden Child” in the Shades of Fear Anthology.