Anna Pitoniak is a Canadian author and journalist. She is the author of the critically acclaimed novel The Futures, which was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Amazon First Novel Award. She has also written for publications such as The New York Times, The Globe and Mail, and The Walrus. Pitoniak was born in Ottawa and grew up in Toronto. She holds a degree in English Literature from McGill University and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. She currently lives in Montreal with her husband and two children. Pitoniak is passionate about exploring the complexities of relationships and the human experience in her writing.