Kelly Matsuura grew up in Australia, and graduated from Victoria University with a degree in Asian Studies. She has lived in China and Japan, and now lives in Michigan, USA. Her writing focuses on contemporary and fantasy stories with Asian characters and settings, however she enjoys writing western-style stories occasionally as well. She is a preliminary reader for The Wild Rose Press, and has several paranormal romance novellas she hopes to complete and publish in 2013. Kelly has been entering short contests since August 2011. She has won several small prizes and been shortlisted in numerous international contests, including Five Stop Story, Meridian Writing, A Very Short Story, and The Bristol Prize.