Terri Windling is a writer, editor, and artist specializing in fantasy literature, folklore, and mythic arts. She has published over forty books, receiving nine World Fantasy Awards, the Mythopoeic Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the SFWA's Solstice Award for "outstanding contributions to the speculative fiction field as a writer, editor, artist, educator, and mentor." She writes articles on folklore, fairy tales, and fantasy; gives talks on these topics at universities, book festivals, and other venues; makes art inspired by folk tales, women's stories, and natural history; and is on the board of advisors for The Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales, and Fantasy (University of Chichester, UK).
A former New Yorker, she now lives with her British husband, dramatist & puppeteer Howard Gayton, in Devon, England.