Steph Julian is a Taranaki writer and mother who has featured in Huia Short Stories 14 and 15, Pūhia, FUA, Inhale and Rapture: An Anthology of Performance Poetry from Aotearoa New Zealand. After living overseas, Taranaki Maunga called Steph home ten years ago, and she is now settled in Ngāmotu with her husband, two daughters and dogs.