Sharon Blackie's roots are in the north-east of England and in Edinburgh, though she has travelled all over the world and lived in France, Ireland and America. She is now firmly attached to a lochside croft in the north-west Highlands of Scotland, where she lives with her husband, David - until very recently an RAF Tornado pilot - a golden retriever, a black cat, and a growing collection of livestock (including ten Hebridean sheep, three Roman geese, and thirty rare-breed hens).

Originally trained as a neuroscientist, Sharon has worked in a variety of corporate consultancy roles, practiced as a therapist, and is now a publisher, having established Two Ravens Press in November 2006. She has a degree in psychology, a PhD in neuroscience, and more recently she completed an MA in Creative Writing (awarded with distinction) from Manchester Metropolitan University.

Once upon a time in the American south-west Sharon struggled to obtain a pilot's licence to overcome a fear of flying. This experience became the foundation for her first novel, 'The Long Delirious Burning Blue' (2007).

Sharon is co-editor of 'Riptide: New Writing from the Highlands and Islands' (2007) and editor of 'Cleave: New Writing by Women in Scotland' (2008). She is also translator from the French of renowned Franco-American author Raymond Federman's memoir of and tribute to his friend, Samuel Beckett: 'The Sam Book' (2008).

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