Iphgenia Baal is a publisher, organizer, and the author of several books and zines, including Death & Facebook and Gentle Art. Her first book, The Hardy Tree, was shortlisted for the Granta Young British Novelists award in 2013. Her style has been described as a "marrying of politics and ass," and has been likened to James Joyce, Manuel Puig, and Dodie Bellamy. Her stories have appeared in The White Review, AQNB, Schizm, and elsewhere. She lives and works in Glasgow, UK.