Cristy WatsonCristy Watson currently creates on the lands of the Tsuu T'ina and is an award-winning author of eight novels for middle-grade and YA readers (Orca Book Publishers and Formac/Lorimer), as well as having her poetry included in anthologies such as: Worh More Standing (Caitlin Press), Contemporary Verse 2, and The Poetry Marathon Anthology (2017-present). She won HM in the first Coffee Shop Author Contest (sponsor, Oolichan Press) and has volunteered for over a decade at the Surrey International Writers Conference and, recently, with the BC Federation of Writers. Prior to the pandemic, she hosted an open mic in Surrey, BC. Read More Read Less