Ven Begamudré was born in South India and came to Canada when he was six. He has an honours degree in Public Administration from Carleton University and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Warren Wilson College. He has held numerous residencies, including the Canada-Scotland Exchange Writer in Residence. His work has appeared in Canada, the United States, the Netherlands, and Scotland. He has won a number of awards including the 2018 Regina Public Library Saskatchewan Book of the Year Award for Extended Families: A Memoir of India. The Teller from the Tale is his tenth book. Ven lives in Regina, Saskatchewan.