Lina Medaglia was born and raised, until the age of eleven, in Italy. Her family immigrated to Toronto, Canada, in 1966. With her partner, she has written a number of musical projects including a three-hour modern opera entitled Casanova, a CD of progressive/political country music entitled Bald Eagle, and a CD of political rock entitled Dreamland and other Conspiracies. She is also a poet, and has read her poetry at Toronto festivals, including Nuit Blanche. Her poetry has been published in the labour magazine, Our Times. She has authored, for scholarly texts and handbooks, numerous articles on women’s issues and transformative learning (Herstories: The Narrative Curriculum in a Unique Women’s Program, Towards Equal Access: The Shelter, and Mind and Heart: A Study of Best Approaches for Working with Ontario Immigrants and Refugee Youth on the Prevention of Violence Against Women). Lina Medaglia teaches, writes, and lives in downtown Toronto with her family. The Demons of Aquilonia is her first novel.