Lifelong poet and writer Jill MacLean took the literary world by storm when she began writing for children in 2008. Her honours include the Ann Connor Brimer and Red Cedar book awards, the IBBY Honor List, the USBBY Outstanding International Books Honor list, and the VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers list. Her recent novel Nix Minus One was a PW "Best New Books" pick and has been shortlisted for many awards, including the CLA YA Book of the Year and the Ann Connor Brimer Award.