About the author

Claris Lam

<strong>Claris Lam (she/her) is a Chinese Canadian author and poet who writes&nbsp;to inspire readers with hope, perseverance, creativity, and happy endings.&nbsp;</strong>She has self-published a murder mystery series entitled the<em>&nbsp;Harlow Mystery</em>&nbsp;series. The first two books were nominated for several categories in the 2023 Indie Ink Awards and 2024 Queer Indie Awards.<br><br>​​​​​​​Her debut poetry chapbook,&nbsp;<em>Refilling The Well,&nbsp;</em>was published in February 2025. She is currently writing several novels and poetry chapbooks. <br><br>​​​​​​​When she's not writing, you can find her reading one of her several books from her to-be-read pile and investigating the stories of every game she plays and book series she reads.<br><br>You can learn more about her work at www.clarislam.ca and follow her newsletter at&nbsp;https://buttondown.email/clarislamauthor.