Having trained as an astronomer and subsequently managed various research projects in the defence and aerospace industry, Vaughan Stanger now writes speculative fiction full-time. He has seen fifty-seven of his short stories published, including in the BSFA Award-winning Best of British Science Fiction 2022, Nature Futures, Interzone, and Daily Science Fiction. Many of his stories have been reprinted, including ten in foreign translations, or recorded for podcasts. His most recent collection is "Those We Leave Behind and other stories". He posts about his writing adventures at https://www.vaughanstanger.com and @VaughanStanger on BlueSky and Mastodon.