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About Katherena Vermette

katherena vermette (she/her/hers) is a Red River Métis (Michif) writer from Treaty 1 territory the heart of the Métis Nation Winnipeg Manitoba. In 2013 her first book North End Love Songs (The Muses Company) won the Governor Generals Literary Award for Poetry. Since then her work has garnered awards and critical accolades across genres. Her novels The Break (House of Anansi) and The Strangers (Hamish Hamilton) were both national best sellers and won multiple literary awards. She is the author of numerous other bestselling titles including the A Girl Called Echo series (HighWater Press) and the Seven Teachings Stories series (HighWater Press). Scott B. Henderson (he/him) is a freelance illustrator whose reputation for cultural sensitivity and an openness to listen and learn has garnered a large body of work in collaboration with Indigenous and LGBTQIA+ communities. His work spans several critically acclaimed graphic novels including 7 Generations: A Plains Cree Saga (Indigenous history & Residential Schools); A Girl Called Echo series (Métis history); A Blanket of Butterflies (2016 Eisner Nomination); a short story in Marvel Voices: Pride #1 (2022); and the post-apocalypse graphic novel Last Breeds (fall 2024). Scott is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. He resides in Winnipeg with his partner. Since 1998 Donovan Yaciuk (he/him/his) has coloured books published by Marvel DC Dark Horse comics and HighWater Press including the A Girl Called Echo and The Reckoner Rises series as well as select stories in This Place: 150 Years Retold. Donovan holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) from the University of Manitoba and began his career as a part of the legendary now-defunct Digital Chameleon colouring studio. He lives in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada with his wife and two daughters.