Ron Thompson grew up on the Canadian prairies. After serving as a naval officer, he spent two years as a development worker in southern Africa. He subsequently pursued a career in Canada and internati…
Born Dorothy Gladys Smith in Lancashire, England, Dodie Smith was raised in Manchester (her memoir is titled A Childhood in Manchester). She was just an infant when her father died, and she grew up fa…
Iona Whishaw has been a youth worker, social worker, teacher and an award winning High School Principal, who continued with her writing throughout her working life. Receiving her Masters in Creative w…