Terry Griggs is the author of Quickening, which was nominated for a Governor General’s Award, The Lusty Man, The Discovery of Honey, and Thought You Were Dead. Her popular children’s novels include the Cat’s Eye Corner series and Nieve (Biblioasis). In 2003, Terry Griggs was awarded the Marian Engel Award in recognition of a distinguished body of work, and in 2010 honoured with the installation of a Project Bookmark Canada plaque in Owen Sound. She lives in Stratford, Ontario.