Ottawa-based writer Mahaila Smith's poetry has been nominated and finalist for the Best of the Net Award, the Rhysling award and the Ralph Angel Poetry Prize. Their debut chapbook, Claw Machine, was published by Anstruther Press. Their second chapbook, Water-Kin, was published by Metatron Press. Their poems have been published in Room, Augur, Untethered Magazine and elsewhere. You can find more of their work on their website, mahailasmith.ca.