Vanessa Westermann is a former Arthur Ellis Awards judge, and has given a talk on the evolution of women's crime writing, at the Toronto Chapter of Sisters in Crime.
Vanessa's book review column entitled "Vanessa's Picks" was published in Sleuth of Baker Street Mystery Bookstore's monthly newsletter, from 2012 to 2016. The column was developed into a blog, featuring literary reviews and author interviews.
While living in Germany, she attained an M.A. in English Literature and went on to teach creative writing.
She currently lives in Canada and is working on her next mystery, while drinking copious amounts of tea.