Val respectfully acknowledges that she lives, works, plays, and writes on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded lands of the Syilx people. As a visitor, she treats the land and all its inhabitants with as much respect and care as she knows how to, and will continue to for the time she resides here.

Val R. Caine is an author and illustrator. They write immersive fiction that bends the rules of stories and twists troupes and plotlines into something you’d never expect. They refuse to be tied down to a single genre, and have an artistic way of capturing the essence of stories and characters in each word they write.

A self-taught artist, Val draws inspiration from her writing and dreams she’s had to bring to life the worlds that live in her mind. Both in her art and writing, she pulls the little details of life to the forefront, making both feel all the more real.

If she’s not typing madly behind a computer or staining her hands with graphite and ink, Val’s cuddling her dog or buried in a book. They can be found on Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook as Val R. Caine.