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LI CHARMAINE ANNE (she/they) grew up in the unceded Coast Salish territories (a.k.a. Vancouver, British Columbia), where she skates, writes, and makes music. Crash Landing is her first novel. 

SHIVA DELSOOZ is an Iranian-Canadian children's book illustrator living in Ontario, Canada. She has always had a passion for drawing, as her mother can confirm by all the little doodles underneath her ...

SAHAR GOLSHAN is a writer based in Mississauga, Ontario. She is the 2022 winner of the Marina Nemat Award for Creative Writing in Non-Fiction and received the 2019 Air Canada Short Film Award for her ...

BRADEN HALLETT is a teacher, author, and illustrator from Kamloops, British Columbia. Braden once had a pet hamster named Scratchy with razor-sharp claws, patchy fur, blood-red eyes, and three legs. Scratchy ...

CALYSSA ERB is a queer, autistic Canadian writer of books for young readers. When not writing, she enjoys a tall mug of tea and hanging out with her ​Animal Crossing villagers. She currently lives in ...

LUCIANA DE LUCA is from Buenos Aires. She is a journalist, editor, contributor to anthologies, and the author of several children’s books.

NATALÍ BARBANI is a freelance illustrator and surface designer from Buenos Aires. Her work is inspired by nature, all things magical, and her interest in mental health.

FRANCINE CUNNINGHAM is an award-winning writer, artist, and educator who spends her summer days writing on the prairies and her winter months teaching in the north. Francine is a member of the Saddle Lake ...