Azalea Forrest is the author of A Bitter Drink, a semi-finalist winner during SPFBO8. Her stories focus on hope and adventure, becoming a better person, coping with mental illness, and doing your best. She loves discovering new characters and their personalities and the worlds they reside in.

Forrest lives with her partner, cat, and leopard gecko in sunny Florida. She loves photography and video games like Final Fantasy IX and Legend of Zelda, and Ghibli films like Princess Mononoke and Nausicaa. She is affiliated with Mathematician Records, where you can buy her books directly. You can find her on Threads under @AForrestWrites, and Bluesky, Tumblr, and Facebook under @AzaleaForrest.