Chrissie Krebs is an Australian children's book author and Illustrator. Her first book THIS IS A CIRCLE was published by Penguin Random House Australia in 2016 was followed by a cheeky Christmas story THERE'S SOMETHING WEIRD IN SANTA'S BEARD. Chrissie illustrated Michael Gerard Bauer's hilarious story about a nutty rabbit - RODNEY LOSES IT which was released in 2017 by Omnibus Scholastic and went on to win the CBCA Children's Book Of The Year for Early Childhood in 2018 as well as the Speech Pathology Australia's Book of the year 2018! Chrissie also wrote and illustrated PIG IN A WIG and illustrated A DINOSAUR ATE DAD'S HAIR both published by Omnibus Scholastic. Chrissie still cannot believe that she is getting paid to draw pictures all day. She is currently living her inner four-year-old's dream. Chrissie is represented by Elizabeth Bennett.

Marla Lesage is an artist, illustrator, writer, and dreamer who loves to tell stories. She works mainly in watercolour and ink but enjoys experimenting with new mediums. Her debut picture book, Pirate Year Round, was published in 2019 by Acorn Press. Marla lives in New Brunswick, Canada with her favourite scallywags. You can find her online at marlalesage.com.  Marla is represented by Elizabeth Bennett.  

Regan McDonell has spent her life moving back and forth between BC and Ontario, and currently calls Toronto home. She studied poetry and print making at the University of Victoria, and has spent the last twenty years designing textiles, apparel graphics, album covers, tour shirts and luxury carpets, while also writing literary fiction for teens. Her 2019 White Pine Award Honour Book Black Chuck (Orca Book Publishers), is a dark, gritty, small-town suspense novel about a group of misfit teens forced to figure out who they are to each other after their charismatic leader's violent death. She is currently working on a new YA novel about a small town, a monster, a missing girl, and her heavy metal brother who is unwittingly enlisted to find her. Regan is represented by Amy Tompkins.

Rachel Wada was born in Japan, grew up briefly in Hong Kong and China, and now lives and works in Vancouver. She started drawing at a very young age, perhaps as a way of transcending the language barriers of the cities she grew up in. Rachel's cultural roots and upbringing continue to inspire her work to this day. She graduated with a BFA in Illustration from Emily Carr University of Art and Design in 2016. Her illustrative style is characterized by rich textures, colours and details executed both traditionally and digitally. She won the Freeman Book Award for Children's Literature on East and Southeast Asia and the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award for her children's book debut, THE PHONE BOOTH IN MR. HIROTA'S GARDEN, written by Heather Smith (Orca Book Publishers). Rachel's work can also be found in newspapers, magazines and online publications. Rachel is represented by Amy Tompkins.

Danielle Hill is a citizen of the Federally Recognized Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts. Danielle is a student midwife and Doula and is passionate about indigenous birthing practices, food sovereignty, indigenous farming and maintaining Mashpee Wampanoag traditions. She co-founded Singing Trees Farm Collective which is a collaborative land restoration project focusing on sourcing and reintroducing pre-colonial crops back into the American Midwest using feminist cultivation techniques and a decolonized land guardianship approach. Danielle holds an MPA in Sustainable Development from the World Learning Graduate Institute and in 2018 established her consulting business Heron-Hill LLC. She works in various capacities for Tribal governments, Tribal Organizations and Native American non-profits consulting on Food Sovereignty related issues. For more information visit her website at www.heron-hill.org. Danielle is represented by Andrea Cascardi

Alexis Celeste Bunten (Unangan/Yup'ik), is an award-winning researcher, writer, media-maker, and curriculum developer. She currently manages the Indigeneity Program for the Bioneers Cultural Heritage Institute where she brings traditional ecological knowledge to the public conversation through events and media. After receiving a BA at Dartmouth College, Alexis returned to Alaska to work with Alaska Native organizations. Subsequently, she earned a PhD in Cultural Anthropology at UCLA, followed by appointments at UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, and invited visiting scholar posts at University of Paris-Sorbonne, and University of Victoria, Wellington. She has received numerous awards from the US National Science Foundation, Ford Foundation, Bristol Bay Native Corporation, the Native American Film and Television Awards, and the International Emmy Awards, among others. Alexis's first book, 2015's So, how long have you been Native?: Life as an Alaska Native Tour Guide won the Alaska Library Association Award and was nominated for the prestigious Margaret Mead Award. The follow up anthology, Indigenous Tourism Movements, was published by the University of Toronto Press in 2018. Alexis lives in Monterey, California with her partner, their daughter, three dogs and a cat. Alexis is represented by Andrea Cascardi.

Anthony Perry grew up in Oklahoma and now lives in England with his wife and young children. He works as a quality improvement manager in the National Health Service in England and volunteers with hospitals in Pakistan to improve health services. He loves history and enjoys spending time with his family and travelling. Perry has an undergraduate degree in comparative religion from Dartmouth College, a master's degree in public health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and a master's degree in public policy from Birkbeck College, University of London. Perry wrote Chula the Fox, an award-winning middle grade historical fiction book set in the Chickasaw Homeland in the early 1700s. More information can be found here: https://anthonyperryauthor.com/chula-the-fox/  Anthony Perry is represented by Andrea Cascardi.

In Emily Whitman's novels, myth and magic are part of everyday life. THE TURNING, a middle-grade novel based on Celtic selkie folklore, won the 2019 Oregon Book Award for children's literature. (Translation rights available). Her YA novels are Radiant Darkness, number one on the IndieBound Kid's Next List, and Wildwing, winner of the Oregon Book Award and a Bank Street Best Children's Book. Emily grew up in Colorado and studied history at Harvard and UC Berkeley. She's worked in bookstores and behind library reference desks. Emily loves researching her books, whether by mining library treasures or learning to fly falcons. She lives with her family in Portland, Oregon. Come visit her at emilywhitman.com. Emily is represented by Fiona Kenshole.

Amy's cat Teddy celebrated the first annual I Read Canadian Day -- the brainchild of bestselling Transatlantic author Eric Walters -- with Tanya Lloyd Kyi's ME AND BANKSY. He was disappointed that it wasn't about squirrels, as the cover led him to believe.

Digby and Hazel, who were a bit stressed when Sandra and her family moved last month, are now quite pleased with their new yard and garden.

Meanwhile, not content with photobombing agent Fiona's Zoom meetings, Rupert has taken command of the keyboard.