PALOMA PACHECO is a journalist and editor based in Vancouver. Her writing and reporting on art, culture, social issues and humans’ relationship to the natural world has appeared in The Globe and Mail, Canadian Geographic, Maisonneuve, POV Magazine, The Tyee and other outlets. She’s received awards and recognition from the National Magazine Awards, the Jack Webster Foundation and the Max Wyman Award for Critical Writing. She is currently an assistant editor at The Narwhal.