Anne Fleming is the author of six books of fiction and poetry including, most recently, the novel Curiosities, as well as Gay Dwarves of America, poemw, and The Goat, a novel for children. Anne’s writing has been shortlisted for many nice awards, including the Governor-General’s Award, the Journey Prize, the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, and Italy’s Premio Strega children’s prize. The Goat was named one of the ten best children’s books of the year by The Wall Street Journal and the New York Public Library.

Annabel Youens originally studied creative writing at the University of Victoria before falling into “her own alternate dimension” — the world of tech. As employee #11 at Abebooks.com, she witnessed how the internet could connect people and help independent bookstores thrive. She co-founded two global technology startups with her husband, living in New Zealand and L.A. before settling back on Vancouver Island. At age 46, Annabel realized the speculative fiction novel she kept putting off needed a chance to grow. She resigned from her chief marketing officer position to pursue her authorial dreams, founding Salt Line Press, an independent publishing hosue focused on transformation stories, particularly for women in midlife. Her debut novel Thread Traveller explores midlife awakening through parallel realities, inspired by the idea that perimenopause should be seen as a positive, powerful — even reality-busting — stage.