Denise Da Costa is a Canadian, Toronto-based writer whose work explores the complexities of love, mental health, and intersectional identity. She studies Creative Writing as an MFA student at UBC and is an alumnus of the Humber School of Writers. Her publishing credits include an essay in the anthology, Subdivided: City-Building in an Age of Hyper-Diversity (Coach House Books, 2016).

Her debut novel, And the Walls Came Down (Dundurn Press, 2023), was longlisted for the 2024 Toronto Book Award. She is currently working on her next novel.

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