Charles de Lint is a Canadian author with more than eighty published adult, young adult and children's books. Widely recognized in his field, he has won the World Fantasy, Aurora, Sunburst, and White Pine awards, among others. He has been inducted into the Canadian SF & Fantasy Association Hall of Fame and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Fantasy Organization. De Lint is also a poet, musician, songwriter, performer and folklorist, and writes a monthly book review column for The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. He makes his home in Ottawa, Ontario. For more information, visit his website at www.charlesdelint.com.