Erika recently finished her first novel, and is now at work on the next. She has published poetry in The Fiddlehead, and received an award of excellence from Ryerson University's publishing program. Erika has lived and worked in Berlin, Krakow, London, Montreal, Nairobi, Ottawa, and Pity Me. (Yes, there really is a place called Pity Me.) She now lives in Toronto with her husband and two children.