Neal Davis Anderson is an author and clinical psychologist living in Winnipeg. His first novel, Bettina, came out under the name Thomas J. Childs (Signature Editions) and other writing has appeared in Grain, Prairie Fire, Canadian Fiction Magazine, Descant, Rampike, and Zymergy and in the anthology 200% Cracked Wheat (Coteau Books). He studied Philosophy and Chemistry at the University of Winnipeg and completed his MFA in Creative Writing at UBC. Neal is the past executive editor of Prism International and his feature about the Croatian novelist Dubravka Ugresic in Border Crossings won a National Magazine Award. His short serial and feature-length drama has been produced by the CBC and he's written documentary and lifestyle pieces for many CBC programs.