Victoria Butler is a writer from Barrie, Ontario. She is the Poet Laureate of said hometown from 2018 until 2022 and is the first woman to carry the title. She is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Northern Appeal, a biannual, not-for-profit, literary journal that publishes work by creatives in Simcoe County and Muskoka. Butler lives with her cat, Zelda, and too many candles. Little Miracles is her first book.