Diana HayesDiana Hayes currently resides on the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Hul'q'umi'num' and SENĆOŦEN speaking people-what is known as Salt Spring Island BC. She was born in Toronto and has lived on the east and west coasts of Canada She received her BA (UVIC) and MFA (UBC) in Creative Writing and has published seven books of poetry, most recently Labyrinth of Green (Plumleaf Press), Language of Light (House of Appleton), and Sapphire and the Hollow Bone (Ekstasis Editions) which was a finalist for the Sunshine Coast (SCWES) Poetry Award. Deeper Into the Forest, a spoken word/music CD, was produced at Allowed Sound Studio in 2020 with musician and sound engineer, Andy Meyers. She has been shortlisted for The Freefall Poetry Contest, the RCLAS Poetry Contest, The Delta Literary Arts Society Short Film Festival, Muriel's Journey Poetry Contest, and she won first place in the North Vancouver Writers' Association Poetry Contest. Her debut novella, Looking for Cornelius, was published fall 2025 by Wipf & Stock/Resource Publications. She launched Raven Chapbooks in 2020 and publishes small edition poetry chapbooks featuring B.C. poets. Poet's Website: DianaHayes.ca Read More Read Less