Danial Neil was born in New Westminster, B.C., in 1954 and grew up in North Delta. He began writing in his teens, making the decision to become a full time writer in 1986, and stud...view moreDanial Neil was born in New Westminster, B.C., in 1954 and grew up in North Delta. He began writing in his teens, making the decision to become a full time writer in 1986, and studying Creative Writing at UBC. His first published novel was The Killing Jars (2006); Flight of the Dragonfly followed in 2009. The Trees of Calan Gray appeared in the spring of 2014, published by Oolichan. Danial lives in Oliver, in the South Okanagan.view less