Mary E. Lowd is a science-fiction and furry writer in Eugene, Oregon. She's had more than eighty short stories published by various magazines and anthologies, and four novels published by FurPlanet. Her fiction has won an Ursa Major Award and two Cóyotl Awards. She's also the editor of ROAR Volumes 6 - 9. She lives with her husband, two children, a bevy of cats and dogs, and the occasional fish.