A native of Seattle, Meg Richman studied painting in college but transitioned to film in graduate school. She worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood for ten years where she wrote the original treatment for Tim Burton's The Corpse Bride, a draft of Up at the Villa for Sydney Pollack's company, and the pilot for Aaron Spelling's series Malibu Shores. The film she wrote and directed, Under Heaven, was a jury selection at the Sundance Film Festival and a nominee for an Independent Spirit Award for Joely Richardson's performance. Motherhood brought her home to the Pacific Northwest where she became a teacher for thirteen years, first at Interagency Academy and then at Franklin High School. She currently writes fiction and has stories published in Louisiana Literature, Isele Magazine, and Judith Magazine. Freya the Deer is her debut novel.