S.A. MacLeod's short stories have appeared in the London Reader, Northwords Now, Pulp Net, and the Fish anthology. Her novel has been longlisted for a couple of fellowships and her poetry has been published by Coin-operated Press and Dreich and longlisted by Butcher's Dog, Northern Gravy and the Rialto.

Originally, from the north of Scotland, she has lived and worked in a few places including Tokyo, where she spent seven years. She is currently in South East London.