A Place Beyond the Heart

Ireh Iyioha's short stories have appeared in Harvard University's Transition Magazine, UK's Litro Magazine, the Canadian Maple Tree Literary Supplement, as well as in published anthologies. She was long-listed for the Writers? Union of Canada's 22nd Annual Short Fiction Competition (2015) for the short stories 'brave' and 'transatlantic', both of which are included in this collection, longlisted for the CBC Short Story Prize 2021, shortlisted for the BPA First Novel Award, UK, and received a Special Commendation from the Caine Prize 2016, London, UK for the short story, ?This Time It Will Be All Right?. She studied English and Literature for a year before obtaining a doctorate in law. Ireh Iyioha lives in Victoria, Canada