Suhayl Saadi, born in 1961 in England of Pakistani parents, was brought up in Glasgow, where he now works as a writer and doctor. His short-story collection The Burning Mirror was shortlisted for the Saltire Awards in 2001. The following year he edited Shorts 5: The Macallan/Scotland on Sunday Short Story Collection. His poems have appeared in various anthologies, including several of the pocketbooks series, and been commissioned by, among others, Nationale Vita Activa and the National Museum of Scotland. His novel Psychoraag was published in 2004.