Tanya Huff is one of the most prominent Canadian contemporary fantasy authors, with more than 25 novels published and several anthologies. Many of the scenes in her award-winning stories are near places where she has lived or frequented in Toronto, Kingston, and elsewhere in Canada. A prolific author, “she has written everything from horror to romantic fantasy to contemporary fantasy to humour to space opera.” She currently lives in rural Ontario with her partner, author Fiona Patton, their two dogs, and many cats.