Conor Kerr is a Métis/Ukrainian writer. His writing has been awarded The Malahat Review’s Long Poem Prize and The Fiddlehead’s Ralph Gustafson Award. He is the author of the poetry collections An Explosion of Feathers and Old Gods. Kerr is also the author of the novel Avenue of Champions, which was shortlisted for the Amazon Canada First Novel Award, longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, and won the ReLit Award. Kerr lives in Vancouver.