Katherena Vermette is a Metis writer of poetry, fiction, and children’s fiction. Her first full length collection of poetry, North End Love Songs, was released in 2012 (J Gord Shillingford), and her first children’s story book series, The Seven Teaching Stories, is forthcoming with Portage and Main Press (estimated release 2014). Her work has appeared in several literary magazines and compilations, including Manitoapow – Aboriginal Writing from the Land of Water (Highwater 2011) and The Exile Book of Native Fiction and Drama (Exile 2010).