Lissa Layland

Lissa Layland lives in Melbourne, Australia — on Bunurong / Boon Wurrung land — with her husband and rescue greyhound.

As a nine-year-old, she wrote and performed theatre performances that were essentially pantheon fanfiction for her endlessly patient classmates. It’s no surprise she now writes fantasy and romance for grown-ups. In the past, she has worked in climate justice, including on campaigns for legal complaints brought before the United Nations Human Rights Committee — and believes that words have the power to shape the world.

Her debut novel, THUNDERSTRUCK, will be published in November 2026 by HarperFiction.

You can find her on Instagram and Threads, or visit her website to find out more about her writing.