Ciel is an Anishinaabe Metis from the Great Lakes region of North America. They currently live and learn on the traditional territory of the Lekwungen peoples. Ciel aspires to be an author of queer fantasy novels, and an expert on fairytales from all over the world. Ciel's short story 'The Girl Chased by Wolves' was published in Camosun College's literary journal Beside the Point Issue #7 in 2019, they were also on the editing team for the journal.