Career
Born and raised in California, May read fantasy novels as a child, and was especially influenced by Garth Nix's Sabriel . [1] She became a professional photographer and model, working for magazines and publishing houses.
She moved to Scotland to study for a PhD in anthropology at St Andrews University, [2] and in 2010 wrote the first draft of what was to be her first YA novel, The Falconer, in response to a bout of seasonal depression. [3] In 2013 the book was published by Gollancz.
In 2015, she collaborated with Laura Lam to write a fantasy duology for adults, The Seven Devils, [2] originally conceived by May as " Mad Max: Fury Road , in space." The pair, both published authors, met at a book event in 2013. [4] Lam, a creative writing lecturer at Edinburgh's Napier University, and May, a PhD student, quickly became friends, after discovering a common interest in feminist fantasy fiction. [4]
In 2024 May published the Slavic-inspired fantasy novel To Cage a God, which was listed in Paste Magazine's Best New Books in February 2024. [5]
May lives in rural Scotland with her husband. [6]
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