Born in Vancouver, B.C., Zonailo received her M.A. in literature from Simon Fraser University, where her papers are now archived in Special Collections and Rare Books at the W.A.C. Bennett Library. CZ has remained active in literary small press publishing, founding Caitlin Press in Vancouver, in 1977; co-founding The Poem Factory with Ed Varney in Vancouver, in 1990; and Coracle Press with Stephen Morrissey in Montreal, in 2000. Her areas of study encompass literature, mythology, and Jungian psychology. CZ has lived for the past eighteen years in Montreal, Quebec; she currently divides her time between Vancouver, Montreal and New York City. Zonailo has served on the executives of both provincial and national writers organizations, including The Federation of B.C. Writers; The League of Canadian Poets; The Writers’ Union of Canada; and QSPELL, the original English-language writers’ association