Gail Anderson-Dargatz

Gail Anderson-Dargatz is the award-winning author of over twenty books, including The Cure for Death by Lightning and A Recipe for Bees, which were finalists for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. She has also written a number of short novels for striving readers, including the Orca Anchor title My Life Off-Key, Orca Currents titles Bigfoot Crossing and Iggy's World (both JLG Gold Standard Selections) and Spotting Dottie, which was shortlisted for the Chocolate Lily Book Award. Gail taught for nearly a decade in the CW MFA program at UBC and now works as an editor and mentor. She lives in the Shuswap region of British Columbia.