Rosemary Mairs lives in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. She studied Psychology at Queen's University Belfast. Her stories have been published in anthologies and won prizes including The Writers' Bureau Short Story Competition. 'My Father's Hands' received The Society of Authors' Tom-Gallon Trust Award. The semi-autobiographical 'A Beginner's Guide to Stammering' was longlisted for the 2018 Bristol Prize. 'A Recycled Marriage' was a 2020 Eludia Award Finalist.