Wayne Grady was born in 1948 in Windsor, Ontario. He was educated at Carleton University where he earned a B.A. in English in 1971. He has been a freelance magazine writer since 1981 and is the author of seven books. He is the editor of six literary anthologies and is also a translator (French to English). He is the former editor of Harrowsmith magazine and is currently the science editor of Equinox magazine. He lives in Kingston, Ontario and is married with two children. He enjoys writing and travel, preferably at the same time.