Writing both of imagined characters and as "I", Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw's stories deal with the experiences of loss, disappointment and the attempt to be self-truthful.

Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw was born in Trinidad, and is Professor of French Literature and Creative Writing at the University of the West Indies. She has coedited several academic works and has published two collections of short stories: Stick No Bills and Four Taxis Facing North. Her novel, Mrs. B was short listed for the "Best Book Fiction" in The Guyana Prize for Literature Award.