T. C. Southwell was born in Sri Lanka and moved to the Seychelles when she was a baby. She spent her formative years exploring the islands – mostly alone. Naturally, her imagination flourished and she developed a keen love of other worlds. The family travelled through Europe and Africa and, after the death of her father, settled in South Africa.
T. C. Southwell has written over thirty fantasy and science fiction novels, as well as five screenplays. Her hobbies include motorcycling, horse riding and art, and she is now a full-time writer.
Vanessa grew up in Cape Town and still lives there with her husband of 24 years, her two daughters and her furry, four-legged ‘children’.
Her passion for the written word started her career as an editor and copywriter, and she ran a writers’ critique group for close on seven years and is editor of the Grumpy Old Gods anthologies. She's been writing ever since she learnt how, has always been an avid reader, and currently lives on coffee and chocolate.
Her interests include reading, ancient history, conspiracy theories, photography and graphic design, the supernatural, life's mysteries and martial arts, of which she has five years’ experience.
Review copies of all Vanessa's books are available upon request, and fans are welcome to e-mail her at shadowfire13@gmail.com - she loves to hear any type of feedback and answers all e-mails personally.
*** Please note that Vanessa uses UK/RSA spelling and grammar, which is not always the same as US spelling and grammar.
