Linda Neil is an Australian writer, songwriter and documentary producer, and the author of two non-fiction books, Learning How to Breathe (UQP, 2009), and the travel memoir All Is Given: A Memoir in Songs (UQP, 2016). She has a PhD in creative writing and has taught creative writing and cultural studies at the University of Queensland. Her radio documentaries have been shortlisted for the United Nations Media Peace Prize and have been awarded gold and bronze medals at the New York Radio Festival.