Gloria Blizzard is an award-winning writer and poet, and a Black Canadian woman of multiple heritages. Her work explores spaces where music, dance, spirit and culture collide. She brings these perspectives to essays, memoir, poetry and reviews. Gloria has an MFA from the University of King’s College, Halifax, and currently resides in Toronto. Her collection of essays, Black Cake, Turtle Soup, and Other Dilemmas is published by Dundurn Press. gloriablizzard.com