Cheryl Rainfield (they/she) is a trans nonbinary lesbian author of the award-winning SCARS, a queer YA novel that has been repeatedly banned by the far right, and which has helped readers deal with sexual abuse, stop self-harming, come out as queer, and even keep from killing themselves, as well as award winning novels HUNTED and STAINED. Cheryl is an incest and cult torture survivor who works to help others know they are not alone, no matter where their pain comes from. They live in Toronto.Cheryl Rainfield has been said to write with "great empathy and compassion" (VOYA) and to write stories that "can, perhaps, save a life." (CM Magazine) School Library Journal said of her work: "[readers] will be on the edge of their seats."
