Kassandra Montag grew up in rural Nebraska and now lives in Omaha with her husband and two sons. She holds a master’s degree in English Literature and her award-winning poetry and short fiction has appeared in journals and anthologies, including Midwestern Gothic, Nebraska Poetry, Prairie Schooner, and Mystery Weekly Magazine. In 2021, she won an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Nebraska Arts Council. She is the author of a poetry collection (Chorus of the Underground Sea) and two novels (After the Flood and Those Who Return). Her work has been published in fifteen languages and has been optioned for film.