Rachael Clarke is a former police officer turned stay-at-home-mom living with her family in Manitoba, Canada. Besides sipping java and stealing the remote back from her sport-aholic husband, her time is spent plotting fantastical fiction and writing/illustrating children's literature. Her book The Big Ol' Bike was named a finalist for the 2021 Hindis Libraries Females of Fiction Award. She was also a finalist for the 2021 Futurescapes Award, has won The Writer's Games and Writers Weekly international competitions, and her short fiction has been featured by various publications. Learn more at: www.rachaelclarkewrites.com.