'Born and raised in Geelong, Australia, Stephanie Downing recently completed her honours thesis focusing on the role of the monster in classic gothic literature and modern fiction. She adores words of all sorts and is especially infatuated with the medium of poetry and fiction. Publications of her work have been featured in magazines such as WORDLY Magazine, Geelong Writer’s Inc. and Cordite Poetry Review. ' (https://plumwoodmountain.com/stephanie-downing-reviews-the-apocalypse-awards-by-nathan-curnow/