Queen of Thieves

Dene Plews is an Indigenous author from the Treaty 8 region in Canada. She writes everything from contemporary romance to horror stories inspired by her Cree folklore, but her passion lies in YA fantasy. In 2022, Dene’s article ‘Heart Medicine’ was published in YMM Magazine. She was later asked to adapt one of her short stories to film for the Connection to the Land series. THE WIDOWMAKER premiered at the Buffy’s Award Show in October 2022.

Dene draws inspiration from her life experience as an Indigenous woman, her studies at the University of Alberta, and pieces of her Norwegian-English ancestry. Dene is obsessed with music, and when she’s not writing, she can be found gallivanting about the woods with a camera in hand, mind-mapping her next big fantasy adventure. She currently resides with her husband and their two children in the northern reaches of Alberta, Canada.