Colin Dray grew up in rural New South Wales, where he fell incurably in love with Shakespearean heroines. He holds a PhD in the Arts and teaches English literature and creative writing from time to time. His short fiction has appeared in publications such as Meanjin, his criticism has appeared in Australian Literary Studies and Antipodes, and his poetry has been burned to ash for the sake of humanity. He now lives in the Illawarra region with two daughters who are the most delightful people he has ever met. Sign is his first novel.