Rowan McCandless writes from Treaty 1 territory. A finalist for the 2022 Governor General's Literary Award in nonfiction, Rowan’s debut memoir, Persephone’s Children: A Life in Fragments also co-won the Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book (2022) and was a finalist in the nonfiction category. Her award-winning writing has appeared in various anthologies and journals. Long listed for the Journey Prize, winner of the Craft Memoir Contest, the Constance Rooke CNF prize, gold winner with the National Magazine Awards, TWUC finalist, Rowan is the Creative Nonfiction editor with The Fiddlehead magazine. Follow Rowan on Twitter (@rowanmccandless), Instagram (rowanmccandlesswrites) or online (rowanmccandlesswrites.com).