Lindz McLeod is a queer, working-class, Scottish writer and poet who dabbles in the surreal. Her short prose has been published by/is forthcoming in Apex, Catapult, Nightmare, and many more. Her longer work includes the award-winning short story collection Turducken (Spaceboy, 2023), as well as her books Sunbathers (Hedone Books, 2024), The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet (Harlequin/Atom, 2025), We, the Drowning (Android Press, 2026), and the collaborative anthology An Honour and a Privilege (Stanchion, 2025). Her work has been taught in schools, universities, and turned into avant-garde opera. She is a full member of the SFWA, the club president of the Edinburgh Writers’ Club, and is currently studying for a PhD in Creative Writing.