Abi Ardianda, born in Cimahi on 15 May 1992, graduated in Communication Sciences from Telkom University in 2016. A freelance writer and member of a Jakarta film production house’s publicity team, her debut novel Kelab dalam Swalayan (2021) was named among The Jakarta Post’s top 5 reads and won Best First Novel and Best Psychological Thriller at the 2022 Scarlet Pen Awards. Her short stories on social issues in a psychological thriller style have appeared in Suara Kita, Magdalene, and Detik.com.