Waubgeshig Rice grew up in Wasauksing First Nation on Georgian Bay and now resides in Sudbury, Ontario. He's the author of four fiction books, most notably the novel Moon of the Crusted Snow and its sequel Moon of the Turning Leaves, published in 2018 and 2023 respectively. He holds a journalism degree from Toronto Metropolitan University, an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Nipissing University, and a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. His forthcoming novel, Early Bird, will be published by Random House Canada in early 2027.