A former English teacher and school library manager, Tabatha Wood writes dark, speculative fiction and narrative poetry. She won an Australian Shadows Award in 2021 for her essay on menstruation in horror and dark fiction. She is a two-time finalist for the Sir Julius Vogel awards, with her debut short story collection Dark Winds Over Wellington shortlisted for Best Collected Work. She is the founder of Well-Written, an online group which supports writing for wellness.