M. Darusha Wehm is a working author whose first novel debuted in 2009. Since then, they have published novels, games, short stories, and poetry in both commercial and literary genres, and have written tie-in fiction as well as narratives for corporate and educational projects. In 2018, they were a finalist for the Nebula Award and won the Sir Julius Vogel Award for their interactive fiction game The Martian Job. From 2013-2015 they were the editor-in-chief of Plan B Magazine, a paying market for short mystery fiction, and are currently an Associate Editor at the Hugo Award-nominated magazine Escape Pod. Originally from Canada, Darusha has been living in Wellington for nearly a decade, after spending several years sailing the Pacific.
