Heidi Wessman Kneale

Heidi Wessman Kneale is an author of moderate repute. She began her writing career with the publication of a Fantasy poem in 1988 and has written all sorts of things ever since. Her work has been published internationally, from the US and Canada to Australia and Indonesia. She has written poetry, short stories, magazine articles, columns and insurance copy. Her short stories have appeared in Borderlands and Abyss and Apex and related non-fiction articles have appeared in The International Review of Science Fiction and Heliotrope. There are rumours she's appeared in the Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine but these are unsubstantiated.

She has been a member of the Online Writing Workshop since its first year, where she drives the Welcome Wagon. She holds a Bachelor degree in Film and Music from the University of Utah. As well as an author, she is an award-winning music composer.

Her latest project was theme music for the World Horror Convention 2008. Listen to a sample by clicking the link below:

She currently lives in Australia with her husband and two daughters who patiently put up with her lack of domestic skills, her multitudinous music students and her ongoing writing projects. Her official Day Job is as an IT Support Officer for the local library. She also has a passionate fondness for British actor Richard Armitage.

Other links of personal interest:

Web page:

http://members.iinet.net.au/~damian/heidikneale

Blog:   http://hkneale.livejournal.com

Online Writing Workshop:   

http://sff.onlinewritingworkshop.com