A graduate of Trent University and Ryerson University, Philip Quinn lives in Toronto and online at www.philipquinn.ca. In 2006, Lichen journal nominated his short story "The Bearded Mirror" for the Journey prize. In 2009, the Toronto Arts Council awarded poems from his book The SubWay first place in its Get Lit competition. He is the author of four books: Dis Location, Stories After the Flood (2000), The Double, a novel (2003), The SubWay (2008) and The Skeleton Dance, a novel (2009).