Mia Herrera’s short stories, feature articles, and reviews have appeared in various online and print publications like CG Monthly, Live in Limbo, Side Street Review, Hart House Review, and TOK: Writing the New Toronto, Book 7. She graduated from the University of Toronto with an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature, Book and Media Studies, and Cinema Studies in 2009 and, in 2011, she obtained a Certificate in Creative Writing from Humber College. Shade is her debut novel.