Lisa Morrow was born in Sydney and lives in Lisbon where she works as a travel, creative fiction/non-fiction and personal essay writer. She is trained in sociology and also lived in Istanbul for six years. She has written three books about Turkey and created an audio walking tour of Kadıköy, runs a popular blog called www.insideoutinistanbul.com, and has a monthly spot on San Francisco Turkish Radio. Lisa writes on a range of topics including refugees, writing, feminism and her family.