Award winning author Barb Galler-Smith lives in Edmonton, Alberta, with John, her fabulously supportive husband, and Darby the Yorkie. She is the co-author of the historical fantasy epic novels "The Druids Saga", DRUIDS, CAPTIVES, and WARRIORS. She teaches writing, and is a long-time member of Edmonton's largest speculative fiction writers group. She's also actively mentoring a group designed for emerging writers to encourage others to join the quirky world of writing science fiction and fantasy. DRUIDS was long-listed for the 2010 Alberta Readers' Choice Award, the Lois Hole Award for Excellence in Editing, and was a finalist in the 2010 Prix Aurora Award for best novel in English.