Sarah Dobbs has a PhD in Creative Writing. Her novel Killing Daniel was published by Unthank Books in November 2012 and nominated for the Guardian's Not the Booker. Previous work has been broadcast on the BBC, read at Bolton Octagon and published by SWAMP, StepAway, Litro, NAWE and Flax. She is editor of English Language, Literature and Creative Writing: A Guide for Students. Her short story Hachiko was recently nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She is at work on a new novel.