KC Adams (she/her/hers) is an award-winning Cree/Ojibway/British Winnipeg-based artist who works in a wide variety of mediums. KC graduated from Concordia University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, and her work is in many permanent collections both nationally and internationally, including pieces at the National Gallery of Canada. She is a recent recipient of the Winnipeg Arts Council's Making a Mark Award and the Aboriginal Circle of Educators' Trailblazing Award.
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 General's 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).
