Jaclyn Desforges is a Pushcart-nominated poet and the author of a picture book, Why Are You So Quiet? (Annick Press, 2020). She’s the winner of the 2018 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award, two 2019 Short Works Prizes, and the 2020 Hamilton Emerging Artist Award for Writing. Jaclyn’s work has been featured in Room Magazine, THIS Magazine, The Fiddlehead, The Puritan, Contemporary Verse 2 and others. Currently, she works on the editorial board of the Hamilton Review of Books as Poetry Reviews Editor, and is a creative writing MFA candidate at the University of British Columbia. She lives in Hamilton, Ontario with her partner and daughter.

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Risa Hugo is a Canadian illustrator with a bachelor of fine arts and major in illustration from Emily Carr University of Art + Design. She is the illustrator of Why Are You So Quiet? (Annick, 2020). Risa spent most of her childhood living in Japan but currently lives in Vancouver with her husband and their son who loves to dance.

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“A delightful read.”

BuzzBees Book Reviews, 07/21/20

“The illustrations are charming and beautifully done. The book is a tender challenge for children (and adults also) to be silent observant listeners too. Take heed . . . the world has lots to teach us in its silence! I highly recommend this book. Well done!”

Storywraps, 06/16/20