Teresa McWhirter was born in Vancouver, and grew up in Kimberley, in the East Kootenays of British Columbia. After receiving a BA at the University of Victoria with a double major in English and Writing (with Distinction), she returned to Vancouver and has lived there since.
She is the author of four previous novels: Some Girls Do, Dirtbags, Skank, and Five Little Bitches.
Currently, Teresa is writing a series of horror screenplays with the poet Shane Book.