Tia McLennanTia McLennan's (she/her) poetry has appeared in various Canadian literary journals including Riddle Fence, Vallum, Arc, CV2, Room, and Prairie Fire. In 2022, she won the NLCU Fresh Fish Award for er unpublished poetry manuscript. She holds an interdisciplinary MFA in creative writing and visual art from UBC Okanagan, and a BFA from Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University. Originally from so-called Vancouver Island, B.C., (territory of the K'ómoks people), she now gratefully resides in kalpilin (Pender Harbour), B.C. with her partner, their 5 year old son and their very large gray and white gentleman cat named Basho. Read More Read Less