M. René Bradshaw grew up in Filipino kitchens in California. She is a writer and podcast executive at Amazon Music, and a PhD candidate in Creative and Critical Writing at the University of East Anglia. She has lived in Dublin, Paris, and Buenos Aires, and calls Norwich, England home.

Her short stories, essays, and reviews have appeared in The Times Literary Supplement, Litro, The London Magazine, Asymptote Journal, and elsewhere.

She serves as a Trustee on the Board of Norwich Unity Hub, a charity based in Carrow House — formerly the site of the Coleman’s mustard factory — that supports the voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) sector by providing affordable, accessible spaces for local organisations to thrive.