Vera Hadzic is a writer from Ottawa. Her poetry and prose have appeared in Arc Poetry Magazine, periodicities, Experiment-O, Minola Review, Hexagon Magazine, Crow & Cross Keys, flo., These Days, and elsewhere. Her poetry chapbook, Fossils You Can Swallow, was published by Proper Tales Press in 2023. She has an Honours BA in English and history from the University of Ottawa, and is pursuing an MA in English Literature from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. Several Small Animals Enclosed in a Benedictine Monastery is her first full-length book.