Maria Haskins (she/her) is a Swedish-Canadian writer and reviewer of speculative fiction. She grew up in Sweden and debuted as a writer there and currently lives just outside Vancouver with her family, including several noisy birds, a snake, and a large black dog. Maria’s short fiction is available in her short story collections SIX DREAMS ABOUT THE TRAIN and WOLVES AND GIRLS. Maria’s work has also appeared in The Best Horror of the Year, Nightmare, Lightspeed, The Deadlands, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Cast of Wonders, PseudoPod, Escape Pod, Podcastle, and elsewhere. Find out more on her website mariahaskins.com.