Renée M. Sgroi (she/her) edited the poetry anthology, Written Tenfold (Poetry Friendly Press, 2018), and has published two poetry collections, life print, in points (erbacce-press, 2020) and In a Tension of Leaves and Binding (Guernica Editions, 2024), shortlisted for an International Rubery Award, and a CBC Books 2024 fall poetry book preview list and CBC Books 2024 November anticipated book. Renée's poems have most recently been published in such literary journals as Room Magazine, FreeFall Magazine, yolk literary magazine, Augur Magazine, Funicular Magazine, Parentheses Journal, Literary Review of Canada, and Pinhole Poetry.

Renée is a certified Amherst Writers and Artists (AWA) affiliate, and offers writing workshops to emerging writers using the Amherst method. She holds a PhD in Education from the University of Toronto, and a Master of Science degree in Creativity and Change Leadership from SUNY Buffalo State University, and has taught adult learners for more than 25 years. A member of The Writers’ Union of Canada, the League of Canadian Poets, Canadian Authors Association, the Association of Italian-Canadian Writers, and The Ontario Poetry Society, Renée is also a contributing editor for Arc Poetry Magazine.