Megan Hall studied English at the University of Cape Town. She has published her poems in New Coin, New Contrast, Carapace and other journals since 1991. She has also edited both poetry and fiction for New Contrast, taken part in Young Voices (the 2004 South African Online Writers’ Conference hosted by Litnet), and been selected for the 2005 Crossing Borders programme, a British Council-sponsored writer’s mentorship. She lives in Cape Town and works in the publishing industry.