Dr Roz Chapman-Bellamy is a Melbourne-based author and researcher. Her debut book, Mood: A Memoir of Love, Identity and Mental Health, was shortlisted for the 2024 Young Jewish Writers Award in the Shalom Australia Jewish Book Awards, and her work-in-progress, Eggs and Bones: Essays on Endings and Beginnings, was shortlisted for the Wingate Award for Unpublished Manuscripts (Jewish subject). Roz's writing has been published in Australian and international publications. She completed a PhD in Gender, Sexuality and Education at La Trobe University in 2022, researching the use of life writing for improving mental wellbeing.