Melissa Bull is a writer, editor, and translator. She is the author of the collection of poetry, Rue, which was recently shortlisted for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award and the Fred Kerner Award. She edits Maisonneuve magazine's Writing from Quebec column, and her translation of Nelly Arcan's Burqa of Skin was published by Anvil Press in 2014. Originally from Montreal, Melissa currently works as an editor in Norwich, England.