Carolyn Gray is the winner of the Manitoba Day Award for her play The Elmwood Visitation (Scirocco Drama, 2007) and the John Hirsch Most Promising Writer award (2008). She is also a director, designer, actor, educator, and puppeteer. She received a B.A. from the University of Winnipeg, and also studied at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver and the Pratt Institute of Art and Design in Brooklyn, New York. She is a core member of Adhere and Deny Object Puppet Theatre, helmed by Grant Guy. She is currently working on a novel for young adults.