Colette Paul was born in Glasgow. She is the author of Whoever you Choose to Love (2004), a collection of stories which were serialized on BBC Radio 4 and shortlisted for The Spirit of Scotland Awards. Her story ‘O Tell me the Truth About Love!’ won the Tom-Gallon/Royal Society of Authors Prize.

Colette's work has appeared in several anthologies and magazines, including Mslexia, Edinburgh Review, Stand, and Litro. She lives in Cambridge, and is working on a novel.