Tara Calaby

Tara Calaby lives on Boon Wurrung country in Gippsland, Australia with her wife and far too many books. She is currently a PhD candidate at La Trobe University, researching familial relationships in Victorian lunatic asylums. Tara’s debut novel, House of Longing, was published by Text Publishing in 2023, and her second book, The Spirit Circle, will be released in January 2025. Her speculative and historical short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies and journals. In her free time, she enjoys playing video games, attempting to learn Danish, and patting other people’s dogs.