In her formative years, Gwen jumped freight trains, played lounge piano, and prospected for gold. She later became a freelance writer/editor, producing political speeches, grant proposals, and geoscience reports for clients across Canada. She also taught writing/editing workshops and published three history books: Once Upon a Mine, For Love of Stone, and Gesner’s Dream.
Gwen’s CNF works appear in Geist Magazine, The Antigonish Review, Mom Egg Review, Funny Pearls, Hippocampus Magazine, and elsewhere. She is currently writing a mystery series featuring a forensic geologist named Phoebe Strand who lives near a saltmarsh in rural New Brunswick. Gwen is a professional member with Crime Writers of Canada, Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia, and Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick.
