Claire Corbett is a writer and teacher of literature, film and creative writing. Her first novel, WHEN WE HAVE WINGS, was published in 2011 by Allen & Unwin and shortlisted for the 2012 Barbara Jefferis Award and the 2012 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction and published overseas. Recent fiction and essays have been published in a range of journals, including Best Australian Stories 2014 & 2015, Griffith Review, Southerly and Overland. She has written on defence for The Diplomat, The Strategist and The Monthly. Her second novel, WATCH OVER ME, was published May 2017 by Allen & Unwin.