Emma Timpany receiving a BA degree in Anthropology from the University of Otago. Emma has already published two short story collections--Over the Dam and The Lost of Syros. She has also co-edited a short story collection, Cornish Short Stories: A Collection of Contemporary Cornish Writing. A winner of many short story competitions, Emma is a member of the Society of Authors, the New Zealand Society of Authors, and the Katherine Mansfield Society.