Irma Gold is an award-winning author, podcaster and full-time freelance book editor. Her debut novel, The Breaking, won or was shortlisted for a number of awards, and her second novel, Shift, will be out March 2025. Her acclaimed short fiction collection is Two Steps Forward, and her short fiction has been widely published in literary journals, including Meanjin, Island, Westerly and Award Winning Australian Writing. She is also the author of five children’s books, with another two forthcoming. For a decade Irma convened the editing degree at the University of Canberra. She is also the founder and co-host of the writing podcast Secrets from the Green Room.