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Victoria K. Martin

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Victoria K Martin grew up in the west end of Ottawa, otherwise known as the middle of nowhere. Cursed with the horror that is country cable, she turned to books for entertainment and soon was not only reading everything in sight but also trying her hand at writing herself. She was immediately drawn to speculative fiction, particular those with darker undertones. In grade ten, one of her science fiction stories won the Marion Drysdale Award, which is given out each year by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation.

Victoria’s love of books led to her studying English literature at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick. After graduation, she moved to Toronto (aka the centre of the universe) and slaved away in retail hell ...more

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	Writings to Stem Your Existential Dread by Trond E. Hildahl (Goodreads Author) (Editor / Contributor), Serena Armstrong (Contributor), Jandi Crocker (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.60 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Shall Be Monsters by Derek Newman-Stille (Editor), Day Al-Mohamed (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Lena Ng (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dread Naught but Time by Trond E. Hildahl (Goodreads Author) (Editor / Conributor), Jennifer Worrell (Goodreads Author) (Editor / Contributor), Victoria K. Martin (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Worlds Wayfarer: Issue 9 by Rowan Rook (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Geri Meyers (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nicola Kapron (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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