Dina Del Bucchia (she/her) is the author of the story collection Don't Tell Me What to Do (Arsenal Pulp Press) and five collections of poetry: Coping with Emotions and Otters, Rom Com (written with Daniel Zomparelli), It's a Big Deal!, You're Gonna Love This (all Talonbooks), and Blind Items (Insomniac Press). For ten years she hosted Can't Lit, a podcast on Canadian literature and culture, with Jen Sookfong Lee. She was the artistic director of the Real Vancouver Writers' Series and is on the editorial board of independent publisher fine press. She lives in Vancouver, BC.