Kyla Lee Ward is a Sydney-based creative whose writings have garnered her Australian Shadows and Aurealis awards. She has placed in the Rhyslings and received Stoker and Ditmar nominations. Reviewers have accused her of being "gothic and esoteric", "weird and exhilarating" and of "giving me a nightmare."

A long-time roleplayer, she freelanced for White Wolf and Eden Games, and programmed the horror stream for the 2010 Worldcon. As an actor, she is your Guide to Deadhouse: Tales of Sydney Morgue and a host with the world famous Rocks Ghost Tours. As an artist, she appears on occasional book covers as well as illustrating her own work. A practicing occultist, she is a member of the House of Shadows and likes raptors, swordplay and the Hellfire Club.

To see some strange things, visit Kyla's website at http://www.kylaward.com