Originally from South Africa, Lisa de Nikolits is an award-winning author who has been hailed as “the Queen of Canadian speculative fiction” (All Lit Up) and her short fiction and poetry have been published in various international anthologies and journals including the Crime Writers of Canada’s 40th Anniversary anthology (2022). She has a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Philosophy, and has lived in the US, Australia and Britain. Previous works include The Hungry Mirror, West of Wawa, A Glittering Chaos, Witchdoctor’s Bones, The Rage Room and Everything You Dream is Real. Lisa lives and writes in Toronto.