Riel Nason is a Canadian author and textile artist/quilter. She writes for both adults and children. She is best known for her debut novel, The Town That Drowned, which won the Commonwealth Book Prize for Canada and Europe among other awards, and her bestselling picture book series starring The Little Ghost Quilt. Her works have been translated in many languages including German, Japanese, French and Scottish Gaelic. In 2025, a beautiful gold-trimmed Gift Edition of The Little Ghost Who Was A Quilt, will be published in July by Tundra Books (Penguin Random House Young Readers Canada) In August, the second in The Little Ghost Quilt series The Little Ghost Quilt's Winter Surprise will be published, also by Tundra Books. Both books are available for Pre-order anywhere books are sold. She is represented by Westwood Creative Artists.