Madelaine Lucas

Madelaine Lucas is the author of the debut novel Thirst for Salt and a senior editor of the literary annual NOON. Born in Melbourne and raised in Sydney, she moved to New York in 2015 to complete her MFA at Columbia University, where she now teaches in the graduate writing program. Her writing has been awarded the Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize, and appeared in publications such as The Guardian, The Believer, Literary Hub and BOMB. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and her dog.