P.M. Freestone writes fantasy and speculative fiction. She is the author of the YA SHADOWSCENT duology (published by Scholastic and set to be translated into seven other languages), as well as short stories in print and online.

She is a Clarion Writers’ Workshop (University of California) graduate, a Scottish Book Trust New Writer’s Award winner, and was selected for SCBWI’s 2018 Europe-wide Undiscovered Voices anthology. She holds degrees in archaeology, religious history and sociology, and a PhD in infectious diseases and international development. Originally hailing from Australia, she now calls Scotland home.