Regi Claire is a Swiss-born novelist and short story writer twice shortlisted for a Saltire Scottish Book of the Year award and longlisted for the Edge Hill Prize and MIND Book of the Year. Her work has appeared in Best British Short Stories and numerous other anthologies and literary journals in the UK, Europe, Australia and the USA. She is a former Royal Literary Fund Fellow and Lector. Regi lives in Edinburgh with her husband and their golden retriever. She is currently completing her third story collection. 'When Our Lives Begin' is her third publication in Litro.