NASON, JIM has published five poetry collections as well as a short story collection. Spirit of a Hundred Thousand Dead Animals is his third novel. His work has been published in anthologies across Canada and the U. S., including Best Canadian Poetry in English, 2008, 2010 and 2014. Jim has been a finalist for the CBC Literary Award in both fiction and poetry categories. Spirit of a Hundred Thousand Dead Animals was inspired at the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival – Jim was a participant on a panel about sexuality in Canadian Poetry: The Frigid North. jimnason@sympatico.ca