<p><b>Jessica Kluthe</b>—recently named one of Edmonton's Top 40 Under 40—holds and MFA from the University of Victoria. Her stories have appeared in publications including <em>The Malahat Review</em>, <em>Little Fiction</em>, and <em>Red Savina Review</em> as well as two recent anthologies: <em>Eat It: Food, Sex and Women's Writing</em> and <em>40 Below: Edmonton's Winter Anthology</em>. <em>Rosina, the Midwife</em>, which was on The Edmonton Journal's best sellers list for ten weeks, is her first book. "Traces," the first chapter of her book, was shortlisted for the Alberta Writers' Guild James H. Gray award. Jessica teaches full time for MacEwan University's Bachelor of Communication Studies program.</p>