REBECCA WOOD BARRETT’s debut chapter book My Best Friend Is Extinct was a finalist for the Red Cedar Award and won the Chocolate Lily Award. Her latest release is My Summer Camp Has Mega Sloths, also published by Orca Book Publishers. Rebecca enjoys supporting writers through teaching, editing and career consultation. She has been involved with The Whistler Writing Society since 2001, and has been the Artistic & Executive Director since 2022.