Emily Thompson is an author and artist, originally from northern California.  Although she adores Steampunk and all things Victoriana, she also writes Sci-fi and fantasy.

After studying film and animation in university, she changed to a Japanese language focus and studied abroad in Tokyo for a year.  She received a degree in Japanese and later spent nearly another two years in Japan, teaching English and writing.

She now lives in Washington, where she works part time tutoring math, while continuing to write.  She wrote the Clockwork Twist novel series, and is now working on new projects.