CHAD PELLEY IS an award-winning author, songwriter, and photographer from St. John's. His debut novel,
Away from Everywhere
, was a Coles bestseller, won or was shortlisted for several awards, has been adopted by university courses, and a film adaptation is underway. His short fiction has been published in journals, textbooks, anthologies, and recognized by several awards. Chad is the founder of Salty Ink, President of the Writers Alliance of Newfoundland & Labrador, and has written for a variety of publications, such as
Quill & Quire
,
The National Post
, and
Atlantic Books Today
. As a result, he rarely sees more of the world than his computer screen, and his hottest one-night stands happen in his own bed, with books of Canadian fiction.