Rachel Schwartz Fagan is a storyteller and Ontario certified teacher. She holds an MPhil in children’s literature and her work has been longlisted for CANSCAIP’s Writing for Children Competition. As a settler in Tkaronto, Rachel works in arts and education spaces and brings a passion for facilitating creativity and environmental stewardship. Rachel is an avid zinester, and her work was nominated for the Broken Pencil Zine Awards in 2018 and 2020. She is also an emerging textile artist. In her spare time, Rachel climbs on rocks, listens to the ocean and argues with her dog.