Marie Tonkin was born in 1983 and has a BA in literature. She lives in Stockholm with her family and works as a freelance writer and editor. In 2012 she published the book of poems „Pyramids in paradise“, three languages in one volume (Swedish, English, Arabic). She otherwise publishes poems and articles in literary magazines and regularly appear in the ecumenical magazine Pilgrim, where she is also a member of the editorial group.