Aurora Mattia was born in Hong Kong and lives in Texas. Her first book, The Fifth Wound, is published by Nightboat Books. Her second book, Unsex Me Here, is published by Coffee House Press. Her stories have appeared in Zoetrope: All-Story, Prairie Schooner, SPASM, Joyland, and elsewhere; and also in exhibitions at the RISD Museum and the Renaissance society, accompanying portraits by Elle Pérez. She's working on a new novel called Seven Come Eleven, and writing some country songs.