Emma Skagen has added her editorial expertise to many bestselling books, including On the Line: A History of the British Columbia Labour Movement and Grizzlies, Gales and Giant Salmon: Life at a Rivers Inlet Fishing Lodge. She has also worked on a number poetry collections, including Cornelia Hoogland's highly acclaimed book, Trailer Park Elegy. With Howard White she co-edited the anthology Beyond Forgetting: Celebrating 100 Years of Al Purdy. A former bookseller at the legendary Munro's Books in Victoria, Emma now lives in Sechelt, BC.