Louise Palfreyman’s short fiction has been published in Best British Short Stories and journals and anthologies in the UK and America. Her book Once Upon a Time in Birmingham (The Emma Press) inspired the Birmingham Royal Ballet production Luna. She was recently awarded an MA (with distinction) in contemporary literature and culture by Birkbeck, University of London. Louise is a Room 204 writer-in-development with Writing West Midlands. Read more at www.louisepalfreyman.com