<p><b>Alison Acheson</b> is the author of eleven books, including the memoir <i>Dance Me to the End</i>, which was proclaimed “mesmerizing” by <i>Library Journal</i>, and the short story collection <i>Learning to Live Indoors </i>(Porcupine’s Quill), which was praised by the <i>Globe & Mail </i>for its “arresting and crystalline clarity”. She is the founder of the Unschool for Writers, and previously taught in the School of Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia. She lives in Vancouver, BC.</p>