Ali Millar was born in Edinburgh in 1980 and raised in the Scottish Borders as a Jehovah’s Witness. On leaving the organisation she obtained an MA in Creative Writing from Edinburgh Napier University. Her debut memoir, The Last Days - which recounts her experiences growing up as part of the Jehovah’s Witnesses - was published by Ebury in 2022. Her debut novel Ava Anna Ada was published by White Rabbit in 2024. She lives in Hastings with her husband and four children.