Christina Matula grew up in Ottawa, Canada. Being a child of immigrant parents, she has always been curious about other cultures and far-off places. Dumplings are her favourite food, especially her mother’s savoury Taiwanese jiaozi and her father’s sweet Hungarian gomboc. She is also the author of The Shadow in the Moon, Mixed-Up Mooncakes, and the Holly-Mei middle-grade series. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Hong Kong and now lives in Finland.