Beth Follett is the founder and publisher of Pedlar Press, a Canadian literary house. Her first novel, Tell It Slant (Coach House, 2001), a retelling of Djuna Barnes’ 1936 novel Nightwood, was met with critical acclaim. Her second novel, Instructor, will be released by Breakwater Books in 2021. Follett’s poetry, prose, and non-fiction work have appeared in Brick, Best Canadian Poetry 2019, and elsewhere. She lives in St. John’s, NL.