Katie WelchKatie Welch writes fiction and teaches music in Kamloops, BC, on the traditional, unceded territory of the Secwepemc people. Her short stories have been published in EVENT Magazine, Prairie Fire, The Antigonish Review, The Temz Review, The Quaranine Review and elsewhere. An alumnus of the Banff Centre's Emerging Writers Intensive, she was first runner-up in UBCO's 2019 Short Story Contest, and her story "Poisoned Apple" was chosen as Pick-of-the-Week by Longform Fiction. Katie holds a BA in English Literature from the University of Toronto (1990). Her daughters, Olivia and Heather Saya, share her passion for nature and outdoor recreation. Katie loves to cycle, hike and cross-country ski with her husband, Will Stinson, and they are creating a remote home on Cortes Island, in Desolation Sound. Read More Read Less