Louise Maskill lives and works in Derbyshire, UK, surrounded by books, cats and apple trees. She is, among other things, a writer, a reader, an editor, a runner, an historian, a psychologist, a musician, a stitcher and a knitter.
She self-publishes fiction under her own imprint, Hagthorn Press - the latest is her new fantasy novel Cailleach, along with a growing collection of short stories.
She edits other people’s words for a (partial) living, and has written or contributed to fifteen short non-fiction books on local dialect, history and walking for Bradwell Books and Curlew Press.