Deanna Young is the author of three books of poetry, including HOUSE DREAMS, published by Brick Books in 2014 and nominated for the 2015 Trillium Book Award for Poetry. Her writing has appeared in journals across Canada and received numerous prizes and acknowledgments, including the grand prize in the 2013 Prism international Poetry Contest. Originally from southwestern Ontario, she lives in Ottawa where she co-directs the Tree Reading Series.