▁received ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁in ▁Creative ▁Writing ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁Executive ▁Editor ▁of ▁PR IS M ▁international . ▁Her ▁poetry ▁and ▁short ▁fiction ▁have ▁been ▁published ▁in ▁literary ▁journ als ▁and ▁anth ologies ▁in ▁Canada , ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Ros n au ' s ▁first ▁novel , ▁The ▁Sud den ▁We ight ▁of ▁Snow ▁( Mc C le ll and ▁and ▁Stewart , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ), ▁traces ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 7 - year - old ▁girl ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁pra ised ▁for ▁its ▁power ▁and ▁grace . ▁It ▁was ▁an ▁hon ou rable ▁mention ▁for ▁the ▁Amazon / Book s ▁in ▁Canada ▁First ▁Nov el ▁Award . ▁ ▁Ros n au ' s ▁first ▁collection ▁of ▁poetry , ▁" Not es ▁on ▁Le aving " ▁( N ight wood , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ) ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Ac orn - Pl ant os ▁People ' s ▁Po etry ▁Award . ▁Her ▁second , ▁" L ous y ▁Ex pl or ers " ▁( N ight wood , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁final ist ▁for ▁the ▁Pat ▁Low ther ▁Award ▁for ▁best ▁book ▁of ▁poetry ▁by ▁a ▁Canadian ▁Women . ▁" Pl uck " ▁( N ight wood , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ) ▁takes ▁on ▁issues ▁of