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Elena Bentley (MA English, University of Toronto) is a multi-genre writer, editor, and proud Métis aunty. Her poetry chapbook, taliped, was a finalist in the 2022 Vallum Chapbook Award and was recently published by 845 Press. Her poems can be found in various literary journals like Arc Poetry, Room, The Malahat Review, PRISM international, Grain, and Poetry Pause, among others. In 2023, she was shortlisted for CANSCAIP’s Writing for Children Competition (Young Adult category). She is also the author of the children’s picture book The Pickle in Grandma’s Fridge (YNWP, 2022). Elena has previously served as a board member for the Saskatchewan Book Awards and for JackPine Press; as a juror for the 2023 Alberta Literary Awards; as a book reviewer for SaskBooks, among others; and as the Managing/Poetry Editor for Windscript and spring magazines. Elena is the current Editor for Grain magazine.