Lana Elizabeth Gabris currently lives in the heart of British Columbia with her floor to ceiling sagging bookshelves, along with her fiancé and their much loved dogs of various sizes. Her illustrations of flora have been published in several outdoor magazines across North America. Her fiction recently appeared in The Matador Review, Peacock Journal, The Copperfield Review and Cowboy Jamboree. She received an honorable mention from the Writers of the Future (Q4 2016) and has been nominated for The Shirley Jackson Awards.