Carla Stein's poetry and illustrations have appeared in a variety of publications including Sustenance (Anvil Press, 2017), Stonecoast Review, Please Hear What I'm Not Saying (Fly on the Wall Press, 2018), Pocket Lint (issue #2, 2021), Centipede-Cha-Cha, (issue #1, 2022), Quills Canadian Poetry Magazine (Volume XII, 2022), The Antholozine (2023 Banff Winter Writers Residency), The Belladonna, NonBinary Review (issue #31, 2023) and Reedy Branch Review (Vol. 5, 2023) among many others. In 2022 Carla contributed to Quantum Entanglement, a Pushcart Prize nominated renku. Her chapbook, Warp and ewWeft (Tigerpetal Press) was released in March, 2024. Carla has studied with Fiona Tinwei Lam, Evelyn Lau, Paul Nelson and Andrew Schelling. Before leaving the field to re-focus on poetry and visual art, she worked as an accredited mental health and addictions counselor. She holds both M.Ed. and Diploma in Fine Art degrees. Her career path has included writing as both a freelance and broadcast journalist. She has collaborated with other writers, including Richard Stevenson, creating illustrations for their poetry and prose. An associate member of the League of Canadian Poets, she is also artistic director of Wordstorm Society of the Arts. Carla makes art and writes poems from her home in Nanaimo, B.C. View her artwork at: www.roaeriestudio.com