Ryan Di Francesco is a Canadian writer and teacher. He began as a freelance journalist, with work featured in The Toronto Star and outlets across North America, before turning his focus to poetry and fiction. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Shadow and Sax, an emerging literary and arts press, and the author of two chapbooks — The Paper Hound (Alien Buddha Press) and Skeleton Mine Disaster (Bottlecap Press). His poems and stories have appeared in journals including ELJ Editions, Shoegaze Literary, The Pit Periodical, Fun House Literary, Ink in Thirds, Bicoastal Review, SQUID Magazine, Shine Quarterly, among others. He also co-wrote the indie film Streets of Wonderland, which won multiple festival awards.